State Power: Got a Reservation?

The states in the United States are individual countries.

• True

• False

The Constitution gives a specific list of powers to the federal government.

• True

• False

The Constitution gives a specific list of powers to the states.

• True

• False

“Concurrent” powers are the powers that only states have.

• True

• False

The Constitution lists some specific things states can’t do.

• True

• False

States do not have their own constitutions or laws.

• True

• False

The Constitution doesn’t say anything about local governments.

• True

• False

Local governments have their own power to make decisions about anything.

• True

• False

Laws at a lower level of government are always superior to laws at a higher level.

• True

• False

The federal government can influence states by attaching rules to federal money.

• True

• False