Federal and State Powers

1) In Federalism, the power to govern is

• A) given to the people.
• B)limited to the national government.
• C)given mainly to the state governments.
• D)shared between the national and state governments.

Powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are _______ to the states respectively, or to the people." 
-Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
What word BEST completes this principle of the United States government?

• A) denied
• B) optional
• C) reserved
• D) supreme

3) Which of these is an example a concurrent power?

• A) establishment of schools
• B) administer elections
• C) military defense
• D) levying taxes

A good example of an expressed power would be the power to

• A) declare war.
• B) build and maintain roads.
• C) establish the Naval Academy.
• D) establish grants for medical research.

The power to tax is called a "concurrent power" because it is a power

• A) only held by state governments.
• B) that ony is held by the national government.
• C) that affects both individuals and corporations.
• D) jointly held by the national and state governments.

What amendment of the Constitution reserves for the states that all powers are not specifically granted by the federal government?

• 100th ammendment
• 1st ammendment
• 10th ammendment
• 19th ammendment

What grants the national government the power to do anything "necessary and proper" for fulfilling their duties?

• federal grant
• The Ammendment
• federalism
• elastic clause

A system in which power is shared between federal and state governments

• federalism
• elastic cause
• nationalism
• government system

What are concurrent powers?

• powers shared between states
• powers shared between countries
• powers shared between the states and the federal govrment

What is another word for federal government?

• international
• national
• worldwide
• state