American Government / Unit 2 Gov 068 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)
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The idea
Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) read the commerce clause broadly, giving the national government authority over interstate commerce.
In practice
A federal license beat a state-granted steamboat monopoly on a route between two states.
Where people slip
The broad reading is the doorway through which much later national regulation walked.
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