Which statement about states’ rights is true? A. Americans would continue to debate the balance between states’ rights and federal powers until the Civil War broke out in 1861.

B. Politicians in the 1800s agreed that the power of the federal government derives directly from the states.

C. Andrew Jackson was a strong supporter of the principle of states’ rights.

D. Jackson’s successful defense of federal power settled the issue of states’ rights permanently.

Cooperation among oligopolies runs counter to the public interest because it leads to underproduction and high prices. in an effort to bring resource allocation closer to the social optimum, public officials attempt to force oligopolies to compete instead of cooperating. consider the following scenario: suppose that the presidents of two auto manufacturing companies exchange text messages in which they discuss jointly raising prices on their new lines of hybrid suvs. this illegal communication would violate which of the following laws? the sherman antitrust act of 1890 the robinson–patman act of 1936 the celler–kefauver act of 1950 the clayton act of 1914