The act of a State inhibiting the use of waters or ports to any vessel having a license under the act of Congress, comes, we think, in direct collision with the constitutional prerogatives granted to Congress under the Commerce Clause. Thus ..... the acts of New York must yield to the law of Congress .....

SUPREME COURT CASE ROE V WADE

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The act of a State inhibiting the use of waters or ports to any vessel having a license under the act of Congress, comes, we think, in direct collision” with the constitutional prerogatives granted to Congress under the Commerce Clause. Thus ____ “the acts of New York must yield to the law of Congress ____ “

A	Gibbons v. Ogden
B	Marbury v. Madison
C	McCulloch v. Maryland
D	Worchester v. Georgia

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) vastly expanded the powers of Congress through a single clause in the Constitution: the Commerce Clause of Article I, Section 8.

Detailed explanation-3: -Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: [The Congress shall have Power . . . ] To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes; . . . The Commerce Clause gives Congress broad power to regulate interstate commerce and restricts states from impairing interstate commerce.

Detailed explanation-4: -Ogden, 22 U.S. 1 (1824) The Commerce Clause gives Congress authority over interstate navigation.

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SUPREME COURT CASE ROE V WADE