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QuizMultiple Choice

Roosevelt's Square Deal

Question 8 • Crowley Credit Recovery US History Studies Since 1877 A

In 1908, the Supreme Court ruled in Muller v. Oregon that

Answer
A
Northern Securities had a monopoly that should be broken up.
B
states could not decide the length of a workday.
C
states could regulate grain storage fees.
D
state laws could limit working hours for women.

Explanation

In Muller v. Oregon (1908), the Supreme Court upheld an Oregon law limiting women’s work in laundries to ten hours a day. The Court ruled that states could regulate working hours for women, so choice D is correct. Northern Securities involved an earlier antitrust case, and grain storage fees were addressed in a different case.

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