State Government & Federalism Quiz Review

States get their powers from __________

• US Constitution
• Virginia Declaration
• President
• Magna Carta

Reserved Powers are described in the _________

• 4th Amendment

• Statute of Governance

• 10th Amendment

• Article 3

Powers prohibited to the states are called ________

• Police Powers

• Denied powers

• Mature Powers

• Enumerated powers

Reserved powers are clearly defined (each one listed out)

• true

• false

Enumerated powers are also called _________ powers

• Expressed
• Implied
• Allowed
• Ignored

What does 'concurrent' mean?

• between

• one or the other

• at the same time

• river current

Concurrent powers are powers shared between state and national governments

• true
• false

The structure of Virginia's government is defined by __________

• United Nations Charter

• Congress

• Declaration of Burgesses

• Virginia Constitution

Select a main responsibility of state governments. (select all that apply)

• education

• welfare

• public safety

• national defense

The General Assembly is the __________ branch of Virginia

• legislative
• executive
• judicial