In the Case of Gibbons V

Multiple Choice

In the case of Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) , the Supreme Court decided that

A) states retained full authority to regulate commerce within their own borders and among their immediate neighbors.
B) the federal government had authority to regulate only international commerce, not interstate commerce.
C) although the federal government could regulate interstate commerce, states had sole power to regulate commerce within state borders.
D) the federal government had the power to regulate commerce within states when commerce between or among states was involved.
E) the federal government's limited ability to regulate interstate commerce was sharply curtailed by a narrow definition of "commerce."