Unit 3: The Federal System of Government

Concurrent powers are constitutional powers that are 

• shared by the executive and legislative branches
• given exclusively to the national government
• shared by the state and national government
• retained by the states

Which constitutional provision gives states most of their powers?

• 9th amendment
• necessary and proper clause
• 10th amendment
• commerce clause

The principle of the supremacy of federal law over state law was affirmed in:

• McCulloch v. Maryland 
• Gibbons v. Ogden
• Marbury v. Madison 
• Nixon v. United States

Federalism

• a system of shared power by the state and national government
• A 3 branch government with a system of checks and balances
• sole government with authority in the states
• same as a unitary government

Powers that are not given to the Federal government are 

• implied powers
• expressed powers
• reserved powers
• super powers

The power to tax is a(n)

• implied power
• concurrent power
• reserved power
• abused power

The power to print money is a(n)

• reserved power
• concurrent power
• implied
• expressed power

The power to run public schools is a(n)

• concurrent power
• expressed power
• reserved power
• implied power

The Supremacy Clause states that 

• state laws are superior to federal laws
• federal laws are superior to state laws
• expressed powers are superior to implied powers
• Alabama is superior to Auburn

The branch of government that carries out laws

• Legislative
• Judicial
• Executive
• Congress