Two court cases that applied to the regulation of business were Munn v

Two court cases that applied to the regulation of business were Munn v Illinois (1877) and Nebbia v New York (1934). Regarding these two cases, which of the following is true?

(a) The former case, in effect, gave the federal government more comprehensive powers
to regulate business than the latter case.
(b) The latter case gave the federal government more comprehensive powers to regulate
business.
(c) Both cases were equally important in giving the federal government powers to
regulate business.
(d) Neither case was very important with regard to federal regulation of business but set
a precedent for later, more important court cases.

ANSWER

(b)