Question

In Gibbons v. Ogden of 1824, what did the Supreme Court decide on the relationship between state and federal legislation?
A.
Gibbons v. Ogden challenged the federal system established in the Constitution, and created the 14th amendment.
B.
State legislation may be enacted in areas reserved to the federal government only if concurrent jurisdiction is feasible.
C.
In our federal system, the federal government reigns supreme over all legislative decisions.
D.
State governments have explicit power, but the federal government can overturn any of the state's decisions.

Answer 1

C.

In Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) the Marshall Court held that the federal government’s power to regulate interstate commerce (under the Commerce Clause) is supreme over conflicting state laws — states cannot enact legislation that interferes with or contradicts valid federal regulation of interstate commerce.