Federalism Quiz 1

Powers that are shared between the national and state governments

• inherent
• implied
• concurrent
• reserved

Powers only for the states

• delegated
• concurrent
• inherent
• reserved

What power does the power to tax fall under?

• concurrent
• exclusive
• implied
• delegated

In the Constitution, the implied powers of Congress come from the 

• Necessary and Proper Clause
• Supremacy Clause
• Relative Clause
• Santa Clause

The power to run public schools is a(n)

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

The division of power between a central government and state governments is called

• The United States
• the Supremacy Clause
• the Necessary and Proper Clause
• federalism

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

Powers of Congress that are stated in the Constitution

• expressed
• reserved
• implied
• concurrent

Powers of Congress that are not stated in the Constitution are 

• reserved
• expressed
• concurrent
• implied

Which statement about the Supremacy Clause is true? 

• It establishes the Constitution as the nation’s highest law.
• It establishes acts of Congress as the nation’s highest law. 
•  It grants State constitutions priority over acts of Congress. 
•  It grants State laws priority over treaties.