Question

In at least two well-written paragraphs, explain the significance of one of the cases below and describe how the case relates to federalism.

McCulloch v. Maryland, Gibbons v. Ogden, or District of Columbia v. Heller

Answer 1

Well even though im not writing the two paragraphs for you, Im going yo give you info about one of the cases so that you can do the paragraphs. Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) Gibbons v. Ogden is considered a landmark supreme court case on the issue of the Interstate Commerce Clause. Aaron Ogden was given an exclusive license to operate a shipping business within the State of New York. He sued a man named Thomas Gibbons, who ran a competing shipping business between New Jersey and New York City, claiming that Gibbon's operations in the State of New York were illegal.The case went all the way to the Supreme Court, which ruled in favor of Thomas Gibbons. Hope this works good for you.

Answer 2

Gibbons v. Ogden happened in 1824 and was considered a landmark supreme court case because of the issue of the Interstate Commerce Clause. Aaron Ogden and Thomas Gibbons are the men who started this case, Aaron was suing Thomas because he claimed his operations where illegal. Aaron and Thomas were both licences to operate a shipping business, however, Aaron thought Thomas was running his business illegally. The case went all the way to the supreme court, and it ended up ruling in favor of Thomas Gibbons.