This excerpt is from the U.S. Constitution.

Question

How did the U.S. Supreme Court interpret this article in Givvons v. Ogden (1824)?

Select TWO correct answers.
(2 points)
Responses

States may control commerce within their borders that involves foreign countries.
States may control commerce within their borders that involves foreign countries.
States may pass legislation that restricts interstate commerce.
States may pass legislation that restricts interstate commerce.
States may be subject to federal regulation in matters of commerce.
States may be subject to federal regulation in matters of commerce.
States may possess the power to regulate interstate commerce.
States may possess the power to regulate interstate commerce.
States may regulate commerce within their own borders.

Answer 1

In Gibbons v. Ogden (1824), the U.S. Supreme Court interpreted the Commerce Clause of the Constitution to emphasize the federal government's power over interstate commerce. The correct answers from the provided options would be:

1. States may be subject to federal regulation in matters of commerce.
2. States may regulate commerce within their own borders.

The Court ruled that while states can regulate intrastate commerce (commerce that occurs within their own borders), they cannot interfere with interstate commerce, which is under the jurisdiction of the federal government.