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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Civil Rights at the Turn of the Century

Question 1 • MO-US History II A

Which of the following best describes the Lochner decision?

Answer
A
States can interfere to protect women employees from working long hours.
B
States cannot interfere with an employee’s right to contract for work.
C
Businesses are free to treat their employees however they wish.

Explanation

In Lochner v. New York (1905), the Supreme Court struck down a state law limiting how many hours bakery workers could work. The Court said the law interfered with the liberty of employers and employees to make work contracts, so B, “States cannot interfere with an employee’s right to contract for work,” best describes the decision.

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