What activity was at issue in Gibbons v. Ogden?
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Correct answer: Steamboat navigation between states
Gibbons v. Ogden involved competing steamboat licenses for navigation between New York and New Jersey. The Court held that navigation was part of commerce and could be regulated by Congress when it affected interstate trade.
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