The Granger Cases of the 1870s

question 42

Multiple Choice

The Granger Cases of the 1870s

• A) sealed the fate of the U.S. railroad system, even though the cases were covered under a case involving a grain elevator.
• B) came before the U.S. Supreme Court because state legislatures had passed laws in the 1870s to allow state agencies to control various aspects of railroad operation, including rate setting; these laws were then challenged by railroad companies.
• C) established the principle that railroads were unquestionably subject to permanent regulation.
• D) are true for all of the above.

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