The Supreme Court decision in Gibbons v. Ogden, decided that the Commerce Clause in Article 1 of the Constitution gives Congress the power to regulate interstate trade. How was that decision used to increase national power over the states? Select all that apply. (1 point) Responses regulating a national minimum wage regulating a national minimum wage regulating out-of-state college tuition regulating out-of-state college tuition passing the No Child Left Behind law passing the No Child Left Behind law passing the Civil Rights Act of 1964 passing the Civil Rights Act of 1964 passing the Fourteenth Amendment

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The Supreme Court decision in Gibbons v. Ogden expanded the interpretation of the Commerce Clause, allowing Congress to regulate not just interstate commerce but also activities that could affect interstate commerce, thereby increasing national power over the states.

From the options you've provided, the following apply as examples of how the Commerce Clause has been used to increase national power over the states:

1. Regulating a national minimum wage - Congress can regulate wages based on the impact on interstate commerce.
2. Passing the Civil Rights Act of 1964 - This act utilized the Commerce Clause to prohibit discrimination in places of public accommodation, affecting interstate commerce.

The other options do not directly relate to the Commerce Clause in the same way:

• Regulating out-of-state college tuition is more of a state matter and does not necessarily invoke the Commerce Clause directly.
• Passing the No Child Left Behind law is related more to education and federal funding rather than direct regulation of commerce.
• Passing the Fourteenth Amendment is a constitutional amendment that addresses civil rights and equal protection but does not pertain specifically to commerce regulation.

So the correct responses would be:

1. Regulating a national minimum wage
2. Passing the Civil Rights Act of 1964