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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
This court case gives the federal government the power to regulate anything that crosses state lines (interstate commerce).
A
Gibbons v. Ogden
B
Georgia v Worcester
C
Marbury v. Madison
D
McCulloch v Maryland
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) was a Supreme Court case that famously expounded upon the powers of the commerce clause, setting the precedent of Congress’s broad ability to regulate interstate and some intrastate commerce. The case originated in a dispute over shipping monopolies in New York.

Detailed explanation-2: -This Supreme Court decision forbade states from enacting any legislation that would interfere with Congress’s right to regulate commerce among the separate states.

Detailed explanation-3: -The decision was an important development in interpretation of the commerce clause of the Constitution, and it freed all navigation of monopoly control. The dismantling of navigational monopolies in New York and Louisiana, in particular, facilitated the settlement of the American West.

Detailed explanation-4: -In Gibbons v. Ogden, the Supreme Court ruled that Congress had the authority to regulate trade between the states based on Article I Section 8 of the US Constitution. The states could regulate trade inside their borders.

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