Landmark Supreme Court

 Who was involved in the Gibbons v Ogden case?

• Gibbons, Ogden, Livingston and Fulton

• Ogden and Livingston

• Fulton, Livingston

Gibbons decides to sail his ships in the water that were __ to him accoring to NY law.

However, who was able to sail their ship in these waters and why?

• Breaking into a Panama City pool hall with the intent to steal money from the vending machines.

• The monopolists, Livingston & Fulton, were given the authority to decide who gets to sail their ships in the water by the state of New York.

• Thomas Jefferson won and was a part of Republicans

Gibbons is _ in two more courts, but the Supreme Court saw the case by granting certiorari.

Who wins the case between gibbons and Ogden.

• gibbons

• ogden

Why did gibbon win? Because Federal law supersedes state law !

• Okay

• Okay

During the 1984 __ National convention, Gregory Johnson joined an organized political protest in opposition to Reagan adminstration policies.

• Texas v. Johnson

• republican

• federal government

• government

Upon reaching city hall, Johnson doused the __ with kerosene and set it ablaze.

Johnson was arrested, charged, and convicted of violating TX law that  made it a crime to desecrate a "____.."

Johnson appealed his conviction, arguing that the TX flag desecration statute violated the __

• 1st amendment

• 14th amendment

• 5th amendment