U.S. Constitution and State Powers Quiz

What was the minimum number of states needed to approve the Constitution for it to become law?

• 13

• 11

• 9

• 7

Who were the supporters of the Constitution known as?

• Unionists

• Republicans

• Federalists

• Patriots

What did the Federalists believe was necessary to protect liberty and solve the problems experienced under the Articles of Confederation?

• Creating a confederation of states

• Affording the states too much power

• Expanding the powers of the federal government

What did the Anti-Federalists view as loopholes that would enable the central government to seize even more power than directly stated in the Constitution?

• The Bill of Rights

• The Tenth Amendment

• The Supremacy Clause

• The Necessary and Proper Clause

What did the Anti-Federalists argue for in order to curb the powers of the new federal government?

• Striking a compromise with the Federalists

• Acquiescence to the Constitution

• Greater effort to protect the powers of the states

• Limiting the powers of the federal government

What did the Federalists agree to in order to strike a compromise with the Anti-Federalists?

• The Necessary and Proper Clause

• The Tenth Amendment

• The Supremacy Clause

• The Bill of Rights

Which amendment in the Bill of Rights specifically states that any power not given to the federal government in the Constitution belongs to the states?

• Tenth Amendment

• Fourteenth Amendment

• First Amendment

• Fifth Amendment

What are some of the powers that states have today?

• Power to make treaties

• Power to enact legislation about education

• Power to collect federal taxes

• Power to declare war

What term is used for powers that both the federal government and the state governments have?

• Delegated powers

• Reserved powers

• Concurrent powers

• Exclusive powers

According to the Supremacy Clause, what prevails if a state law conflicts with a federal law?

• Both laws are nullified

• The state law

• The Supreme Court decides

• The federal law