Explain the significance of Gibbons v.Ogden

What will be an ideal response?


An ideal response will:
1, Explain that the Supreme Court recognized broad congressional power to regulate interstate commerce.
2, Discuss the ways in which Gibbons v.Ogden served as a basis for later rulings that upheld an expansive reading of federal power.

Political Science

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a. to create a check on the power of the executive b. to create experts and instill efficiency in government c. to provide jobs for important campaign contributors d. to give centralized control over government

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The term used in French politics to describe a situation in which the president belongs to one political party and the prime minister belongs to a different political party is:

A. survivance B. la plesanterie C. checks and balances D. cohabitation

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Nationalist ideologies differed from those of republicans in that nationalists:

A) had an antiauthoritarian, localist impulse. B) opposed government interference in the lives of citizens. C) favored an effective central authority. D) opposed any form of government that resembled monarchy. E) were suspicious of national authority as represented by the Continental Congress.

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What is the main goal of each of the three elements of an iron triangle?

a. abolishing free-riders b. creating more opportunities for collective action. c. fostering democratic deliberation d. protecting their self-interests

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