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PPT
Curated OER

Antitrust Policy & Regulation: CH 32

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Pime your economics class with this presentaion on Antitrust policy and law. They review the antitrust laws and discuss how those laws impacted Industrial and Social Regualations. To be used along side McGraw-Hill/Irwin economics text...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Development of Antitrust Enforcement

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze antitrust enforcement. For this American economics lesson, students listen to their instructor present a lecture regarding the details of the free market system and antitrust laws. Students respond to discussion...
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PPT
Curated OER

The Progressive Movement

For Teachers 10th - 11th
While the Progressives never formed a political party they did develop an ideology. Provide viewers with an interesting, yet challenging presentation on the Progressive Movement that introduces key individuals and highlights key events...
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Instructional Video9:56
Crash Course

The Golden Age of Hollywood

For Students 8th - 12th Standards
Did movies save America during the Great Depression? Or did the Great Depression save movies? Learn more about the Golden Age of Hollywood with a video that covers the five major film studios, the colorization of big budget movies, and...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Whose money is it?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students perform research on the Web, in books and by contacting lawyers to find out what steps the court goes through to decide who gets the money. They create a chart to illustrate what laws or policies the court follows.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Is Monopoly the Microsoft Board's Game?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students first participate in an in-depth discussion about capitalism, monopolies, trusts, mergers, and the Sherman Antitrust Act. They work in groups to investigate past examples of corporations tried for antitrust act violations.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Telemarketers Rights and Yours

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students research the controversy of whether or not the National Do Not Call Registry is constitutional, and then hold a class debate. Students research the National Do Not Call Registry, the FTC, the FCC, and the most current status of...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The CPI and You

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students examine the consumer price index (CPI). In this economics activity, students explore how the cost of living and inflation indicate the CPI. Students complete activity worksheets in this activity.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

U.S. Entry Into WWI

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners identify the reasons why the United States entered World War I. In this world history instructional activity, students are given a lecture on Woodrow Wilson and analyze documents (specifically, Woodrow Wilson's speeches)....
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Lesson Plan
Constitutional Rights Foundation

Constitutional Rights Foundation: Free Markets and Antitrust Law

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lesson in economics and democracy in which students study and analyze Adam Smith's concept of free market mercantilism and determine how it would apply to government interventions today. Includes text, questions for study, resources for...
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Activity
US Department of Justice

Us Department of Justice: Antitrust Enforcement and the Consumer [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This article outlines how the Antitrust Division of the Department Of Justice works for and protects the typical American consumer.
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Primary
University of Groningen

American History: Documents: The Sherman Antitrust Act 1890

For Students 9th - 10th
Features the full text of the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890, the first Federal act that outlawed monopolistic business practices and prohibited trusts.
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Primary
Other

St. Olaf College: The Clayton Antitrust Act (1914)

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the text of the Clayton Act, one of the progressive laws supported by President Woodrow Wilson.
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Primary
US National Archives

Our Documents: The Sherman Anti Trust Act (1890)

For Students 9th - 10th
Available on this informative site is an interactive copy of the original Sherman Anti-Trust Act of 1890. You can also view larger images, a typed transcript, and download a .PDF file. Beneath the interactive image is a brief but...
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Primary
US Department of Justice

Us Department of Justice: Statutes Enforced by the Antitrust Division [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the antitrust division manual of the United States Department of Justice, this document provides the full text of the Sherman Antitrust Act, the Wilson Tariff Act, the Clayton Act, the amended Antitrust Civil Process Act, and...
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Handout
Cornell University

Cornell University: Law School: Antitrust: An Overview

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief overview of the term "antitrust", with a specific emphasis on the Sherman Antitrust Act which passed in 1890.
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Handout
Other

The Antitrust Case Browser: The Sherman Antitrust Act (1890)

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides information on seven sections of the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890.
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Activity
Other

Gongol.com: Clayton Anti Trust Act

For Students 9th - 10th
Brian Gongol has posted an excellent essay describing and analyzing the Clayton Anti-Trust Act.
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Website
Digital History

Digital History: The Sherman Anti Trust Act and Standard Oil [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
As the influence of large corporations spread in the age of big business, push-back was inevitable. Read about the Sherman Anti-Trust Act and the government's attempts to rein in the laissez-faire attitudes of corporations and the lack...
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Article
The Washington Post

The Sherman Antitrust Act

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a very short article, which briefly explains what a trust is and how a trust is formed. Included is a summary of the Sherman Antitrust Act, which prohibited the creation of trusts and monopolies in 1890.
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Website
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Clayton Antitrust Act

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a summary and detailed facts about The Clayton Antitrust Act that banned monopolistic practices by business and gave the right of workers to strike.
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Website
Cornell University

Cornell University: Law School: Sport Law Overview

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource describes the many aspects that can be covered with a sport law degree, For example, professional sports, amateur sports and international sports. It also goes into depth about each one.
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Website
Other

Ibew: Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a brief description of the Clayton Antitrust Act, which Samuel Gompers considered the Magna Carta of labor legislation.
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Article
Other

Antitrust Report: Department of Justice Amnesty Program Takes Another Turn

For Students 9th - 10th
This article looks at whether, once a company or individual has been offered amnesty in cases such as price fixing or collusion, can the Justice Department reverse their offer of amnesty? (4/1/2005)

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