USA HISTORY

THE 1970S 1969 1979

SUPREME COURT CASE ROE V WADE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
(1824) Steamboats on the Hudson River. The Constitution gives the Federal government power to regulate commerce. Opened door to the use of commerce clause by the Federal government to control states.
A
Gideon v. Wainwright
B
Gibbons v. Ogden
C
Griswold v. Connecticut
D
Korematsu v. US
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The court decided in this case that the commerce clause allows Congress to regulate not only interstate commerce but also intrastate commerce (commerce within a state) that substantially impacts interstate commerce. This decision in Gibbons v. Ogden set the foundation for later cases such as Wickard v.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ogden. Gibbons v. Ogden, (1824), U.S. Supreme Court case establishing the principle that states cannot, by legislative enactment, interfere with the power of Congress to regulate commerce.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ogden (1824). In this Commerce Clause case, the Supreme Court affirmed Congress’s power to regulate interstate commerce, and held that by virtue of the Supremacy Clause, state laws “must yield” to constitutional acts of Congress.

Detailed explanation-4: -The U.S. Supreme Court case Gibbons v. Ogden established the principle that states cannot pass laws that interfere with the power of Congress to regulate interstate commerce. It thus significantly strengthened federal power. The case was decided on March 2, 1824.

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