Question

Gibbons v. Ogden addressed Congress's power to control interstate trade under
. The Supreme Court's decision reinforced the idea of
, which said that the national government had higher authority than the states.

Answer 1

Gibbons v. Ogden addressed Congress's power to control interstate trade under the Commerce Clause. The Supreme Court's decision reinforced the idea of national supremacy (the Supremacy Clause), meaning the national government had higher authority than the states.