In creating a federalist system the founders were reacting to both the...

• League of Friendship and Articles of Confederation

• Constitution and Bill of Rights

• British government and Articles of Confederation

• American government and Constitution

A Confederation has a...

• Strong state governments and weak central governments

• Strong central government and strong state governments

• Weak central government and strong state state governments

• Weak central government and weak state governments

The Articles of Confederation represented a Confederation.

• False

• True

In a federal system, power is shared by the national and state governments.

• True

• False

An example of a unitary government can be seen in...

• Spain

• United States

• Russia

• France

A federal government system can be seen in...

• France

• North Korea

• Japan

• United States

Select all that are true for unitary governments

• Laws may be applied uniformly to all

• It is fast and efficient

• Central officials may not understand citizen needs

• Concentration of power can lead to tyranny

Select all that are true for confederal governments

• If a country is large, a distant central government can lose control

• Tyranny can be easily avoided

• Government is closer to the people

• Laws may be made to suit individual needs of the states

The constitution gave three types of powers to the national government. Which one is NOT one of those powers.

• Implied powers: powers are specifically granted to the federal government

• Delegated powers: may be inferred from elastic clause

• Local powers: powers are that are locally granted to the federal government

• Inherent powers: not specifically listed, but grow out of existence

Select all of the following that are considered reserved powers

• right to establish local governments

• right to set legal drinking and smoking ages

• right to conduct elections

• right to regulate intrastate commerce