Question

Which of the following statements is true of the Supreme Court case Gibbons v. Ogden of 1824?
A.
This case established the current social security system.
B.
This is the only case in Supreme Court history that went without a decision.
C.
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the State of New York's decision on this case.
D.
The U.S. Supreme Court reversed the State of New York's decision on this case.
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Answer 1

D. The U.S. Supreme Court reversed the State of New York's decision.

In Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) the Marshall Court held that the federal government (under the Commerce Clause) has the power to regulate interstate commerce and that New York's steamboat monopoly conflicted with federal law, so the state law was invalid.