Federalism

A federal system of government in which power is shared between the national and state governments.

• Federalism

• Communism

• Socialism

Which of the following is a power held only by the national government?

• making treaties with foreign countries

• taxes

True/False:

The Constitution is known as the “supreme Law of the Land,” which means that a state's constitution, laws, and judicial decisions must agree with the Constitution.

• True

• False

Match each leader with the correct description.

• Yameika Robinson

• President of the United States

• Henry McMaster

• Mayor of Lake City

• Joe Biden

• Governor of South Carolina

Which are powers that belong to the FEDERAL government?

• collecting taxes

• declaring war and mantaining a military

• operating post offices

• marriage and driver's licenses

• printing money

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

• Federal system

• Feudal system

• Confederal system

• Unitary system

A system of government where the people vote for representatives in a legislative branch and their representatives select their Prime Minister, or chief executive.

• Unitary

• Parliamentary

• Federal

• Confederal

A system of government where the majority of power is given to local/state governments and they are tied together by a very weak central/national/federal government.

• Unitary

• Parliamentary

• Federal

• Confederal

A system of government where power is shared between local/state and national/federal/central levels of government. 

• Unitary

• Parliamentary

• Federal

• Confederal

A system of government where all the power to rule is in ONE place at the top level/ a central/national/federal government.

• Unitary

• Parliamentary

• Federal

• Confederal