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Presidential and Radical Reconstruction

Question 11 • DRHS GA-GSE US History A

What did the Supreme Court case Gibbons v. Ogden demonstrate?

Answer
A
States have no power to issue business licenses.
B
Federal laws can override state laws.
C
States cannot regulate local commerce.
D
Federal laws cannot interfere with business competition.

Explanation

Gibbons v. Ogden involved a conflict between a New York steamboat monopoly and a federal license to operate boats between states. The Supreme Court ruled that Congress could regulate interstate commerce and that the federal law took precedence over the conflicting state law. This demonstrates that federal laws can override state laws.

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