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Question 3 • United States History and Geography

Which best describes what occurred following the passage of the Keating-Owen Child Labor Act of 1916?

Answer
A
The act stopped most factories from hiring child workers.
B
The act was later overturned by the Supreme Court.
C
The act was not signed by the president.
D
The act stopped all factories from hiring child workers.

Explanation

The Keating-Owen Child Labor Act of 1916 used Congress’s power to regulate interstate commerce to restrict goods made by child labor. In 1918, the Supreme Court ruled the law unconstitutional in Hammer v. Dagenhart, so it was later overturned. The act was signed by President Woodrow Wilson, but it did not remain in force.

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