The Supreme Court, in two rulings related to the 1916 Keating-Owen Act,
A. illustrated how quickly Justice Louis Brandeis had changed the Court.
B. displayed support for using federal authority to create social change.
C. demonstrated its support for President Wilson's political agenda.
D. struck down reform legislation.
E. validated an expansion of congressional authority.
Answer: D
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