Will reward ! ! why was it difficult for the government to enforce antitrust legislation? check all that apply. the sherman antitrust act did not define the terms monopoly and trust. antitrust cases were expensive and took a long time to prosecute. federal judges often sided with businesses against federal regulators. most citizens did not favor reform.

The correct answers are A) The Sherman Antitrust Act did not define the terms monopoly and trust. B) Antitrust cases were expensive and took a long time to prosecute. C) Federal judges often sided with businesses against federal regulators.

It was difficult for the government to enforce antitrust legislation because The Sherman Antitrust Act did not define the terms monopoly and trust, antitrust cases were expensive and took a long time to prosecute, and Federal judges often sided with businesses against federal regulators.

Under the presidency of Harrison in 1890, the Sherman Antitrust Act had one problem. It did not specifically define what a monopoly was. So government officials could not enforce it properly. Big monopolies such as the Steel Company of Andrew Carnegie and the Standard Oil Company of John Rockefeller were controlled by power and wealthy people that influenced in many areas of the United States government.

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