Which best describes how the outcome of Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) helped define the role of the federal government?

In Gibbons v. Ogden, the Supreme Court ruled that Congress could regulate commerce between states, including steamboat traffic between New York and New Jersey. Because federal law took precedence over a conflicting state-granted monopoly, the decision affirmed that the federal government had important powers over the states. This matches the choice saying the federal government had key powers over state governments.

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