Enumerated, Reserved, and Concurrent Powers

Where is the power of the Federal government written down in the Constitution?

• Bill of Rights

• Article I

• Preamble

• It's not written down

In a representative democracy, citizens...

• vote on every proposed law

• vote for officials to represent them

• allow unelected oligarchy to make all laws

• are not allowed to discuss government

Dividing the powers of government between the Central government and the States is called:

• Federal system

• Feudal system

• Confederal system

• Unitary system

The United States has a Federal system of government.

• True

• False

Popular Sovereignty means:

• the State governments rule this country

• the Federal government rules this country

• the President rules this country

• the People rule this country

In the phrase 'popular sovereignty', what does the word sovereignty mean?

• power

• law

• rights

• taxes

The powers of the national (central, federal) government on the left side are called:

• Enumerated

• Expressed

• Delegated

• All of these words apply

Enumerated - the ROOT of this word, "numer" means

• numbered

• implied

• elastic

• forbidden

In government, a concurrent power is something that is done by:

• BOTH State and Fed gov't

• ONLY Fed gov't

• ONLY State gov't

• NEITHER State or Fed gov't

When the States transitioned to the Federal system, what powers did they keep for themselves?

• Reserved powers

• Enumerated powers

• Individual rights

• Psychic powers