Why did some Americans want trusts to be banned and how did the government respond?

Explanation:

Some American opposed trusts because they lessened competition, which in turn led to a decrease in the influence of a free market; companies had less incentive to innovate or lower prices.

congress also has implied powers, which derive from the necessary and proper clause of the constitution and permit congress "to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers, and all other powers vested by this constitution in the government of the united states.