Federalism - Civic Literacy

Which of the following is an expressed power of the national government?

• The power to coin money

• The power to license doctors

• The power to acquire territory

• The power to grant divorces

Congressional powers are listed under article ___ in the constitution.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Issuing a driver’s licenses is a reserved power to ____________ only?

• President

• Judicial Branch

• Federal Government

• States

Why did the founding fathers fear a strong central government?

• They were afraid of aliens

• They wanted no government at all

• They were afraid of the U.S. becoming a Monarchy

Levy taxes

• Federal

• Shared

• State

Conduct foreign policy

• Federal

• Shared

• State

Prints money

• Federal

• Shared

• State

Signs treaties with foreign nations

• Federal

• Shared

• State

Expressed powers

• Powers given to the national government

• Powers give to the state government

• Powers shared by different levels of government

Concurrent powers

• Powers given to the national government

• Powers give to the state government

• Powers shared by different levels of government