The target word length for the essays is 1000 words. Less than 800 is marginal; more than 1500 is probably out of control.

Please be careful to avoid collusion with other students once the exam period had begun, and be careful to *cite properly any external sources* that you use in building your essay.

Question . Farmers, industrial workers, and small business all had grievances against big industry in the late 19th century, but reform efforts in the state legislatures were difficult, due to effective resistance by big business and bankers.

These interests, often championed the principle of "laissez-fair.

" Explain the conservative arguments for laissez fair, and explained how the supreme court used such arguments (in at least three different cases) to rule reforms unconstitutional.