Question

How did the case of Gibbons v. Ogden have an economic impact on America in the 19th century?

A. The Supreme Court's decision allowed state laws to override federal laws when they conflicted regarding economic matters.

B. The Supreme Court's decision allowed states the ability to pass commerce laws even if they conflicted with federal commerce laws.

C. The Supreme Court's decision allowed the federal government to maintain some control over trade within and across state borders.

D. The Supreme Court's decision allowed the states to maintain control over which states they traded with and how that trade

Answer 1

Please help!

Answer 2

Any commerce that passes state lines is considered interstate commerce and falls under the jurisdiction of the federal government. You should be able to automatically eliminate several of the options based on the fact that they are claiming that states can ignore federal law if it suit them which they can not do.

Answer 3

Which options could be eliminated?

Answer 4

do you know what override means?

Answer 5

Yes lol

Answer 6

how about when a law conflicts with another law?

Answer 7

Like to overrule or reject

Answer 8

yes!

Answer 9

Well doesn't the federal government override state law?

Answer 10

@bek_love I'm so stupid, can you please tell me the answer? :(

Answer 11

Yes the government does overrule state law. that is why I said you could eliminate two of the options since they say the opposite. A. The Supreme Court's decision allowed "state laws to override federal laws" when they conflicted regarding economic matters.

B. The Supreme Court's decision allowed states the ability to pass commerce laws "even if they conflicted" with federal commerce laws.

Answer 12

" The Court ruled that under that clause Congress had powers to regulate any aspect of commerce that crossed state lines, including modes of transportation, and that such regulation preempted conflicting regulation by the states. Since Gibbons, the Commerce Clause has provided the basis for sweeping congressional power over a multitude of national issues."
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/supremecourt/antebellum/landmark_gibbons.html

Answer 13

Hmmm... so C? (:

Answer 14

Yup!

Answer 15

Awe thank you so much! I see what you mean; this helped me out tremendously!!! (:

Answer 16

I am so glad that I was able to help!