Before the 1930s, most government involvement in day-to-day business was aimed at
A) nonpayment of income taxes.
B) discrimination.
C) protection of the free-market system.
D) consumer rights.
E) employment practices of factories.

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Before the 1930s, the government's primary role in business was to protect the free-market system by enforcing contracts and preventing monopolies. This laissez-faire approach meant that regulation of employment practices, consumer rights, and discrimination was virtually nonexistent.

Before the 1930s, Most Government Involvement in Day-To-Day Business Was