Which of the Following Properly Compares the United States Supreme

question 81

Multiple Choice

Which of the following properly compares the United States Supreme Court's approach to organization in business and labor during the Gilded Age?

• A) Whereas the court rejected the organization of big business on constitutional grounds, it supported workers' right to organize.
• B) The court used the Sherman Antitrust Act liberally for the break-up of business and labor organizations.
• C) While the court applied the Sherman Antitrust Act to break down unions, it proved unwilling to endorse any regulation of big business.
• D) Understanding the dynamics of the new industrial age, the Supreme Court allowed workers as well as businesses to organize powerful and centralized institutions.
• E) The Supreme Court refused to apply the Sherman Antitrust Act against unions or business on the grounds that the law itself was unconstitutional.

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