"The subject to be regulated is commerce, and ... it becomes necessary to settle the meaning of the word. The counsel for the a appealing to a higher court] would limit it to traffic, to buying and selling, or the interchange of commodities, and do not admit that comprehends [includes] navigation. . All America understands, and has uniformly understood, the word "commerce" to comprel navigation. It was so understood, and must have been so understood, when the Constitution was framed....

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"The subject to be regulated is commerce, and ... it becomes necessary to settle the meaning of the word. The counsel for the a appealing to a higher court] would limit it to traffic, to buying and selling, or the interchange of commodities, and do not admit that comprehends [includes] navigation. . All America understands, and has uniformly understood, the word "commerce" to comprel navigation. It was so understood, and must have been so understood, when the Constitution was framed....

The word 'among' means intermingled with. A thing which is among others is intermingled with them. Commerce among the State at the external boundary line of each State, but may be introduced into the interior."
—Chief Justice John Marshall, opinion of the court, Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)
Which of the following best summarizes this excerpt from John Marshall's opinion?
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Bot GPT 3.5 answered
7 months ago

The word "commerce" includes navigation and can pertain to trade and transportation among the states.