Gibbons v Ogden Day 1

What is the main duty of the Supreme Court?

• make laws
• interpret laws
• enforce laws

McCulloch v. Maryland was about whether a state could _______ a U.S. bank.

• tax

• issue

• nullify

• ratify

The Supreme Court decision in McCulloch v. Maryland and Gibbons v. Ogden dealt with-

• freedom of speech
• equal protection under the law
• the supremacy of the national government
• the rights of labor unions

Which case included steamboats, New York, New Jersey and interstate commerce?

• Heart of Atlanta v US

• New York Times v US

• Gibbons v Ogden

• Roper v Simmons

Declared that the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution encompassed (included) the power to regulate navigation.

• Marbury v. Madison (1803)

• McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)

• Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)

As of the result of the ruling in Gibbons v. Ogden, could New York continue to issue licenses to boat owners which gave them monopoly access to the rivers between their state and other states?

• Yes

• No