Chief justice marshall announced a broad definition of the power granted to congress by the constitution to regulate commerce "among the several states," in which famous ruling?

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Rayne Calhoun

4 February, 03:06

Chief justice marshall announced a broad definition of the power granted to congress by the constitution to regulate commerce "among the several states," in which famous ruling?

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Missy · Answer 1

This was the Gibbons v. Ogden ruling. In this case, Marshall held that the Interstate Commerce clause was able to be used to regulate commerce in the case of a steamboat operator who wanted to work the waterways connecting New York and New Jersey.