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An example of commerce that would be regulated by the federal government is

A
a ferry that takes passengers from New York to New Jersey.
B
a bakery that sells homemade bread in Texas.
C
a company that rents paddle boats on a lake in Florida.
D
a bus that takes passengers between two towns in Missouri.
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In Gibbons v. Ogden (1824), the Supreme Court ruled that in business disputes

A
federal law always supercedes state law.
B
the application of federal or state law depends on the issue.
C
state law can supercede federal law in special cases.
D
state law always supercedes federal law.
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The outcome of the Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison defined the constitutionality of the

A
Federalists.
B
Judiciary Act of 1789.
C
Jefferson presidency.
D
Bill of Rights.
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The case of United States v. Stevens in 2010 is an example of the Supreme Court’s power of

A
judicial appointments.
B
executive speech.
C
judicial review.
D
free speech.
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In Gibbons v. Ogden, the Supreme Court ruled that

A
Gibbons’s federal license allowed him to operate in multiple states.
B
Ogden’s license could not operate an interstate business.
C
Ogden could not compete with Gibbons in interstate commerce.
D
Gibbons and Ogden had to work together to operate in two states.
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In McCulloch v. Maryland, the Supreme Court ruled that state law

A
could create a state bank.
B
could not override federal law.
C
required the federal bank to pay taxes.
D
was constitutional.
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According to Gibbons v. Ogden, a state

A
could make laws regulating businesses that operated in several states.
B
could not make laws regulating businesses that operated in several states.
C
could not make laws regulating businesses that operated only in one state.
D
could make laws regulating businesses that operated only in one state.
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Gibbons v. Ogden was mainly about the power of Congress to

A
regulate commerce.
B
issue licenses.
C
defend civil rights.
D
regulate states’ rights.
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How did the 1803 ruling in Marbury v. Madison affect the balance of power in the federal government?

A
It made the executive branch stronger than the other branches.
B
It gave the executive branch a way to check the power of the Supreme Court.
C
It gave the judicial branch a way to check the power of Congress.
D
It made the judicial branch stronger than the other branches.

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