. Match each description to the Supreme Court case it matches

Lochner v. New York (1905)

Standard Oil Co. v. United States (1911)

Northern Securities Co. v. United States (1904)

Options: Found that State limitations on workers' hours violated their freedom to contract. Dissolved a monopoly of the oil industry that had engaged in abusive business practices, upheld breaking up the monopoly controlling the railroad lines from Chicago to the Pacific Northwest.

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Here are the matches for each Supreme Court case based on the provided descriptions:

  1. Lochner v. New York (1905): Found that State limitations on workers' hours violated their freedom to contract.

  2. Standard Oil Co. v. United States (1911): Dissolved a monopoly of the oil industry that had engaged in abusive business practices.

  3. Northern Securities Co. v. United States (1904): Upheld breaking up the monopoly controlling the railroad lines from Chicago to the Pacific Northwest.