n. However, there has always been a question as to the scope of this power, specifically regarding what activity affects interstate commerce. In Gibbons v. Ogden, the Court interpreted these powers expansively. It said that this power meant not only that Congress could regulate commerce between the states, but also that which was intermingled with the states. This meant that Congress could regulate all aspects of trade, sharing the regulatory power with the states over commerce within their borders. Even though a particular commercial activity might only take place within the borders of a single state, Congress still had the power to regulate that activity. Moreover, the Court said that Congress' power to regulate took precedence over the states' power to reg
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