Quiz Section 3: What powers does federal government have?

What are the three levels of government?

• judicial, legislative, executive

• judicial, congress, presidential

• federal, state, local

Who decided what powers the states would have and what powers the federal government would have?

• The Framers

• The President

• Congress

Who has the power the make laws?

• The federal government only

• The state government only

• The federal and state government

How does the government keep the people safe and maintain order?

• By separating powers

• By making laws

• By having a president

Which of the following is not a reason why the federal government could not make all the laws?

• the states have different people

• the states have different geogrpahies

• the states have different problems

• the states have different needs

The Supremacy Clause protects the country from what?

• The president having too much power

• The federal government having too much power

• One state having too much power

Choose Two: Supremacy Clause says that states cannot

• Make laws that conflict with the U.S. Constitution

• Make laws that conflict with law made by the U.S. Congress

• Make laws at all