Federalism test review 1

The federal government has which of the following powers?

• Middle school standardized testing

• Immigration and naturalization

• National parks and national battlefields

• U.S. military

State governments have which of the following powers?

• Lottery tickets and prizes

• Public school, private school, and homeschooling standards

• Licensing for drivers, including 18-wheelers

• NASA and the Space Force

Local governments have which of the following powers?

• Creating and managing public swimming pools

• City parks and playgrounds

• Restrictions on the Second Amendment (right to bear firearms)

• Dog leash and tag ordinances

When you have a problem with a neighbor who litters in your yard, the first step is to:

• Calmly ask your neighbor to throw their trash away in a trash can

• Call the cops

• Litter in their yard to show them how it feels

• Take a picture, post it to social media, and tag your neighbor's name and address

The ____ Amendment of the U.S. Constitution reserves all the powers of the States and the People not explicitly delegated to the federal government, or prohibited by the Constitution to the States.

Match the following

• Federal government

• Implied power

• Federal government

• Reserved power

• State government

• Supremacy Clause

• Federal government and State government

• Concurrent power

• Federal government

• Delegated power

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Federal government

,

(b) Local government

,

(c) State government

,

(d) Federal & State governments

• Power to override laws that conflict with its own

• Power to decide what classes students must take in order to earn high school graduation

• Power to raise or lower taxes & regulations on all businesses within its borders

• Power to impose COVID mask & vaccine requirements, or remove them, at schools

• Power to regulate commerce & business that extends beyond one state's borders

• Power to deliver clean drinking water and remove sewage from your house

• Power to repair bad roads in front of your house

• Power to enforce laws through its own court systems

• Power to forbid certain dog breeds within its limits

• Power to regulate automobile emissions (car fumes)

• Power to form alliances and treaties with other countries

• Power to require low noise levels at a certain time of night

• Power to declare hurricane emergencies and lead disaster clean up with the National Guard

• Power to tax individuals on their income

• Power to declare war on another country

Match the following

Groups:

(a) Local government

,

(b) State government

,

(c) Federal government

• Escambia County

• Escambia County School Board

• U.S. Border Patrol

• U.S. Department of Defense

• Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC)

• U.S. Department of State

• Florida Department of Education

• City of Pensacola

• State of Florida