The Main Issue in the 1824 Case Gibbons V

question 29

Multiple Choice

The main issue in the 1824 case Gibbons v.Ogden was the question of whether New York state had the power, under the Constitution, to grant a monopoly for the operation of:

• A) a newspaper that would be sold in New York City.
• B) the laying of railroad tracks from New York City to the state capital of Albany.
• C) the Erie Canal, which ran from the state capital of Albany to Buffalo.
• D) a steamboat service running between New York and New Jersey.

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