Question

Which of the following was the subject of the case Gibbons v. Ogden?
A.
imposing taxes on imported goods
B.
establishing the local government's control over interstate trade
C.
the operation of a competing steamboat service between New York and New Jersey
D.
establishing a limit to the number of terms a senator can serve

Answer 1

C. the operation of a competing steamboat service between New York and New Jersey

Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) involved a dispute over steamboat operating rights; the Supreme Court held that federal power to regulate interstate commerce (Congress) trumped a New York monopoly.