In the landmark decision of Munn v. Illinois (1877), the Supreme Court
a. declared state railroad regulations unconstitutional.
b. upheld the right of states to regulate public businesses including railroads.
c. established federal guidelines for agricultural production.
d. outlawed segregation in companies engaged in interstate commerce.
e. outlawed child labor.
b
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Which of these reflect the influence of Alexander the Great in India?
A) the Aryan migrations B) theMauryan empire C) the spread of Buddhism D) Indo-Greek coins
In 1860 and 1861, President James Buchanan asserted
A. that he would not resupply Fort Sumter, as it was a lost cause. B. that he would surrender Fort Sumter if South Carolina would rejoin the Union. C. that the federal government had no authority to stop a state from seceding from the Union. D. that states had the constitutional right to secede from the United States. E. All these answers are correct.
In asking for a declaration of war against Germany, Wilson argued for making the world safe for:
A) free trade. B) democracy. C) American interests. D) the next generation.
During the 1920s,
A. Sun Yat-sen brought his party back to prominence by taking over the southern province of Guangdong. B. acting on Comintern advice, the CCP allied itself with the Nationalists in 1923. C. Mao Zedong, a steel worker, became the military leader of the KMT-CCP alliance. D. Mao Zedong established the Nanjing Republic. E. China returned to the values of Confucius.