In the Case of Wabash,St

question 95

Multiple Choice

In the case of Wabash,St.Louis,and Pacific Railroad Company v.Illinois,the U.S.Supreme Court held that state legislatures could not regulate railroads because

• A) the U.S. Constitution did not permit the government to regulate private industry.
• B) the state legislatures were acting on behalf of a private interest, Illinois farmers.
• C) the Wabash, St. Louis, and Pacific Railroad was incorporated in Missouri, not Illinois.
• D) railroad executives had committed no illegal acts in their business.
• E) railroads were interstate businesses and could not be regulated by any single state.

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