Question

In which case did the Supreme Court rule that the U.S. government had the right to regulate private business?

A) Munn v. Illinois

B) Miranda v. Arizona

C) Texas v. Johnson

D) Wabash v. Illinois

Answer 1

The correct answer is A. The Supreme Court ruled that the American government had the right to regulate private business in Munn v. Illinois, in 1877.

Munn v. Illinois was a decision of the Supreme Court in which it confirmed the power of states to control private industries that affect public interests.

The case took place around the Chicago grain company, Munn and Scott, which had violated the maximum prices established by the Illinois General Assembly. The company said that the price limitation was a violation of the right to property, but the Court established that, being a company that compromised a public interest, its regulation also committed the State of Illinois, as a protector of the rights of its citizens.

Answer 2

In the case of Munn c. Illinois in which the Supreme Court rule that the United States government had the right to regulate private business. The United States Supreme Court upheld the power of government to regulate private industries. The answer is A.