Federalism and Government Powers

The Framers chose a federal system in order to limit the

• States' power.

• National Government's Power

• local governments' power.

• military's power.

The National Government's power to coin money is a(n)

• reserved power.

• implied power.

• inherent power.

• expressed power.

An example of a concurrent power shared by the National Government and the States is

• making foreign treaties.

• federal income and local sales tax.

• coining money.

• regulating interstate commerce.

The Framers tried to address concerns such as the one expressed by Thomas Jefferson by

• forbidding the naming of a monarch at any time.

• letting the States ignore the Constitution if it went against their own laws.

• reserving for the States all powers not expressly granted to the National Government.

• concentrating all power in the National Government.

The national government's control of immigration is an example of

• concurrent powers.

• delegated powers.

• inherent powers.

• expressed powers.

Civil laws passed by state legislatures are called

• public acts.

• resolutions.

• enabling acts.

• criminal laws.

In a federal system, which level of government typically handles education policy?

• Federal

• State

• International

• Corporate

Which of the following is a power typically reserved for state governments?

• Declaring war

• Regulating interstate commerce

• Establishing local governments

• Printing money

Which power is typically held by the federal government rather than state governments?

• Issuing driver's licenses

• Conducting foreign policy

• Regulating local schools

• Managing local police forces

For a territory to be admitted to the Union, the first step was for Congress to pass

• the state constitution.

• an enabling act.

• a sunshine law.

• a sunset law.