Question

The Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890

1. was strongly opposed by congressional Republicans.
2. was strengthened by the courts over the next decade.
3. signified that the era of trusts was ending.
4. was indifferently enforced and weakened by the courts.
5. mirrored legislation passed earlier in New Jersey and Delaware.

Answer 1

Option 4, was indifferently enforced and weakened by the courts, is the right answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Congress of the United States enacted a law known as the Sherman Antitrust Act to check the power concentration that interferes with trade and led to a reduction in the economic competition.

This act sets competition among various companies. In this way, it prevented all those documents and agreements that were anti-competitive in nature and the sole organizations that had a monopoly or were trying to establish a monopoly in their respective businesses.