The correct definition of Horizontal Integration is the acquisition of a business operating at the same level of the value chain in the same industry. This is in contrast to vertical integration, where firms expand into upstream or downstream activities, which are at different stages of production.
Cartels, monopolies, trusts, and horizontal and vertical integration all share the goal of increasing profits. The step by the federal government to limit the power of corporations is the Sherman Antitrust Act. The argument that supports the perception of the big business leaders as "captains of industry" is that the support for technology benefits the economy.
C. Reserved Powers (power not specifically granted to the Federal Gov. is given to the States via the 10th Amendment)
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