11.8-Expansion of Federal Power

Multiple Choice

How did the case of Gibbons V. Ogden expand the power of the federal government?

• It stated that Congress had the final say in commerce disputes between states.

• It made the Supreme Court make the final call on steamboats traveling in each state.

• It removed the monopoly that was created by Livingston and Fulton.

• It said that New York had the final say in disputes over commerce between states.

Match

Match the Civil War amendment with the way it created expansion of federal power.

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  allowed the federal government to abolish slavery, meaning it intervened in a matter that traditionally would have been handled by each state

• protected individual rights and liberties of citizens against state governments that could be hostile to them

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13th Amendment

14th Amendment

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  13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

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Multiple Choice

How did the New Deal contribute to the expansion of the power of the federal government in the United States during the 1930s?

• by promoting a hands-off economic policy toward businesses

• by reducing the government's role in the regulation of business and commerce

• by creating programs to address the economic distress and provide relief to citizens

• by advocating for the nation to return to using the gold standard for their currency

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