Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. The laws developed in England in the 18th century were structured to respond effectively to the exploitative and harmful practices of businesses as corporate entities.
2. Toward the end of the 19th century, laws regulating or criminalizing a wide range of business practices were promoted and implemented in the U.S.
3. From the latter half of the 19th century on, the U.S. Supreme Court consistently favored the rights of consumers and employees over the rights of corporations.
4. The instrumentalist perspective on lawmaking is especially effective in explaining laws which work against the immediate interests of major capitalist corporations.
5. The structuralist perspective on lawmaking recognizes that the state is committed to the system’s long-term survival rather than to advancing the immediate interest of capitalist elites.
1. FALSE
2. TRUE
3. FALSE
4. FALSE
5. TRUE
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