Use the excerpt to answer the question.

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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
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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 word 'among' means intermingled with. A thing which is among others is intermingled with them. Commerce among the State
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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)
Item 5
Which of the following best summarizes this excerpt from John Marshall's opinion?
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The excerpt is discussing the meaning of the word "commerce" and how it should be interpreted. Chief Justice John Marshall argues that commerce includes navigation and is not limited to just buying and selling. He also defines the word "among" as meaning intermingled with, suggesting that commerce can occur within the states, not just at the external boundary lines. Overall, Marshall's opinion emphasizes a broad interpretation of commerce.