Question

The builders of the transcontinental railroad used legal and illegal means to cut costs and finance construction. Which of the following were legal means? (Select all the choices that apply.)
A.
giving building contracts to themselves
B.
overcharging the government for work
C.
receiving government aid
D.
allowing poor and unsafe workmanship
E.
selling stock in their companies

Answer 1

C. Receiving government aid
E. selling stock in their companies

You are not meant to give yourself a contract and cheating the government through overcharging and poor workman ship are certainly illegal.