Federalism

What is it called when power is divided between the national and state/local governments?

• Federalism

• Rule of Law

• Checks and balances

• Separation of powers

A government where powers are divided between a national government and state governments with the national government being supreme is called

• A confederate government

• A unitary government

• A federal government

• An oligarchy government

In Federalism, the power to govern is

• Given to the people

• Limited to the national government

• Given only to the state governments

• Shared between the national and state governments

An example of a STATE issue would be which from the list below?

• Printing money

• Getting married

• Running post offices

• Establishing an army

How does the 10th Amendment create Federalism in the United States?

• It lists the powers of the Federal Government only.

• It gives any powers not expressly given to the Federal Government to the states

• It makes any law created by the Federal Government supreme to that of the states

• It says that there are powers given to the Federal Government that are not listed in the Constitution

What kind of powers are shared by both state and federal governments?

• Concurrent

• Implied

• Enumerated

• Reserved

Which of these powers is a concurrent power according to the Constitution?

• Printing money

• Declaring war

• Creating post offices

• Creating courts

Which of these BEST describes the term enumerated powers?

• Powers reserved for the States in the Constitution

• Powers listed in the Constitution and given to the Federal government

• Powers denied to the Federal government in the Constitution

• Powers shared by Federal and State governments

"Implied powers" could BEST be defined as powers

• Congress has interpreted it as being given to them

• That the Supreme Court has taken away from Congress

• Congress is given as listed in the U.S. Constitution

• The President is given explicitly in the U.S. Constitution

Why would a person who believes in a strict interpretation of the Constitution have a concern with the elastic clause

• It limits the ability of the government to respond to new needs of the nation

• It gives the Supreme Court original jurisdiction in a limited number of cases

• It allows Congress to use powers not listed in the Constitution

• It guarantees that a citizen's property cannot be taken away with due process of law