In an 1837 Case Involving the Charles River in Massachusetts

question 147

Multiple Choice

In an 1837 case involving the Charles River in Massachusetts, Chief Justice Roger Taney

• A) declared that the community had a legitimate interest in promoting transportation and prosperity.
• B) held that adding a second bridge over the river violated the charter rights of the company that built the first bridge.
• C) granted Robert Fulton's steamboat company a monopoly in the ferry business on the river.
• D) issued an opinion in which the U.S. Supreme Court, for the first time, overturned a state law.
• E) officially declared that capitalism was the economic system of the United States.

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Definitions:

Cotyledons

Embryonic leaves in seed-bearing plants, forming the first leaves to appear from a germinating seed.

Food Reserves

Nutrients stored by organisms to be used when external food sources are scarce.

Seed Dispersal

The mechanism by which seeds are spread from their parent plant to new locations, aiding in species spread and diversity.

Indigestible Seed Coats

The outer layers of seeds that cannot be broken down by the digestive system of certain animals, aiding in the dispersion of seeds.