Federalism/ Forms of Government

Which powers are listed in the U.S, Constitution for the federal (national) government ? Check 3

• enumerated

• reserved

• delegated

• expressed

How many levels of government do citizens live under?

• 1 national government

• 2 state and national governments

• 3 local, state, and national governments

• 4 neighborhood, local, state, and national governments

What system of government does the U.S. currently have?

• confederal

• monarchial

• oligarchy

• federal

Federalism means?

• rule by the few

• one person has total power

• States have the most power + federal government is weak

• The federal govt. and the states govts share power

What is a concurrent power?

• Power written in the constitution for the federal govt.

• Power left for the states to have

• Power that the federal Govt. and State Govt. share

• Power that the local govt. has

What is a reserved power?

• State Powers given by the 10th Amendment

• National Govt. power given by the 10th Amendment

• Federal Power given by the 10th Amendment

• Shared powers between the 3 levels of Government

Power to declare war which level of government?

• enumerated for the federal govt. (Legislative Branch)

• reserved for the states (executive branch)

• implied power for the executive branch ( national govt. )

• concurrent power for the national and state governments

Power to create educational standards?

• federal (national)

• state

• local

• all of the above

Power to control sanitation (trash, recycling) pick up.

• Federal ( national)

• state

• local

Power to control licenses ( drivers license, professional, fishing etc.)

• federal ( national)

• state

• local