Gibbons v. Ogden
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: North American Series
- Categories: Government and Politics, Economics, Law, Legal History, Courts
- Subcategories: Business, Trade, Commerce, Court Cases, Rulings, Appeals, Supreme Court, U.S.
- Curriculum: American History 1816-1855
- Geographical Location: Washington, D.C.
- Date: March 2, 1824
Article abstract: The U.S. Supreme Court defines the meaning and scope of the commerce power and coordinates federal and state authority in interstate commerce.
Summary of Event
In order to provide the commercial relations of the United States with a sense of orderliness and uniformity that had been considerably lacking before 1787, the Constitution of the United States gave Congress the power to “regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.” Congress almost immediately took advantage of this power...
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