6. This excerpt is from the U.S. Constitution. The Congress shall have Power __ To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several states. -U.S. Constitution, Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 How did the U.S.Supreme Court interpret this article in Gibbons v.Ogden (1824)? Select TWO correct answers. D commerce. E States may be subject to federal regulation in matters of States may control commerce within their borders that involves foreign countries. States may regulate commerce within their own bo borders E States may pass legislation that restricts interstate commerce. E States may possess the power to regulate interstate commerce. E

## Step 1<br />The problem interpretation of the U.S. Constitution by the Supreme Court in the case of Gibbons v. Ogden (1824). The excerpt from the U.S. Constitution, Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3, gives Congress the power to regulate commerce with foreign nations and among the several states.<br /><br />## Step 2<br />The Supreme Court's interpretation of this clause in Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) was that the federal government has the power to regulate interstate commerce. This means that states cannot regulate commerce that crosses state lines.<br /><br />## Step 3<br />Based on this interpretation, we can eliminate options that suggest states can regulate commerce involving foreign countries, regulate commerce within their own borders, or pass legislation that restricts interstate commerce.<br /><br />## Step 4<br />The remaining options suggest that states may be subject regulation in matters of commerce and that states may possess the power to regulate interstate commerce. These options align with the Supreme Court's interpretation that the federal government has the power to regulate interstate commerce.