USA HISTORY

THE 1970S 1969 1979

SUPREME COURT CASE ROE V WADE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
National Government controls interstate trade. Was decided that New York State could not give monopolies to Steam Boat operators on the Hudson River
A
Gibbons v. Ogden
B
McCulloch v. Maryland
C
Furman v. Georgia
D
Texas v. Johnson
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Ogden was a case decided on March 2, 1824, by the United States Supreme Court in which the court ruled that Congress has the constitutional power to regulate interstate commerce under the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution.

Detailed explanation-2: -The state of New York gave Aaron Ogden an exclusive license to operate steamboat ferries between New Jersey and New York City on the Hudson River.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ogden had a monopoly from the state of New York over steamboat operations in state waters, but Gibbons had a federal license to operate within New York.

Detailed explanation-4: -Ogden filed suit against Gibbons in New York state court, and received a permanent injunction. The New York state court rejected Gibbons’ argument asserting that U.S. Congress controlled interstate commerce.

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