The decisions of the Supreme Court in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries generally did which of the following? Strengthened the position of big business. Strengthened the position of big business. A Strengthened the regulatory powers of the federal government. Strengthened the regulatory powers of the federal government. B Strengthened the position of organized labor. Strengthened the position of organized labor. C Protected the civil and political rights of African Americans. Protected the civil and political rights of African Americans. D Protected the civil and political rights of women. Protected the civil and political rights of women. E