Question

question 2 of 10
in 1916, the supreme court ruled that it was constitutional to:

a. require that workers injured on the job be paid for work they
missed.

b. limit child labor.

c. limit hours worked by women.

d. require a higher rate of pay after eight hours of work per day.

Explanation:

To solve this, we recall Supreme Court rulings in 1916. The case Muller v. Oregon (upheld later, relevant context) and the 1916 ruling related to women's working hours: the Court upheld laws limiting women's work hours as constitutional, considering women's physical differences and societal roles (at that time's legal reasoning). Let's analyze options:

• Option A: Workers' compensation - not the 1916 ruling's focus.
• Option B: Child labor limits - major child labor rulings came later (e.g., 1918 but struck down, later New Deal era).
• Option C: Limiting women's work hours was upheld as constitutional in relevant 1916 - related jurisprudence (building on earlier cases, the Court viewed it as protecting women's health, etc.).
• Option D: Overtime pay - not the 1916 ruling's subject.

Answer:

C. Limit hours worked by women.