In the case of Yick Wo v. Hopkins (1886), the Supreme Court declared that
a. the Chinese Exclusion Act was unconstitutional.
b. San Francisco could not use a licensing law to restrict Chinese laundry owners.
c. contract laborers had no right to form a labor union.
d. cities had the right to establish all-Chinese schools.
ANSWER: b
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