The Supreme Court declared the National Recovery Administration illegal because
a. it regulated companies not involved in interstate commerce.
b. it was too favorable to business interests.
c. the federal government had no authority to implement collective bargaining.
d. the government could set codes to fix prices but not set wages.
ANSWER: a
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By the 1850s where was the center of modern investment firms?
A) Washington, D.C. B) Chicago C) New York D) Boston E) Pittsburgh
In seeking congressional approval to enact lower tariffs in 1887, President Grover Cleveland a. sought to reduce an embarrassing federal Treasury surplus of over $100 million
b. incurred the political wrath of nervous industrialists who provided heavy financial support to the Republicans and their legally dubious vote buying operations during the 1888 presidential election. c. divided and demoralized his own Democratic party, which was forced to fight the upcoming election over the controversial tariff issue. d. probably cost himself reelection in 1888 because the tariff issue mobilized the Republicans quite effectively. e. All of these choices are correct.
The ruler responsible for the great expansion of the territory of Vietnam was
a. Ho Quy Ly. b. Le Loi. c. Ngueyn Trai. d. LeThanh Tong.