U.S. Government Structure and Powers

What are the powers required to carry out expressed constitutional powers?

• Implied Powers

• Enumerated Powers

• Reserved Powers

• Concurrent Powers

What are powers not given directly through the constitution but are implied?

• Expressed Powers

• Enumerated Powers

• Implied Powers

• Reserved Powers

What is the list of specific responsibilities found in Article 1 Section 8?

• Enumerated Powers

• Reserved Powers

• Concurrent Powers

• Implied Powers

What requires periodic checks of government agencies?

• Sunset Laws

• Freedom of Information Act

• Administrative Procedures Act

• Government Accountability Office

List 2 powers denied to the states.

• Coining money and entering treaties

• Declaring war and raising an army

• Violating the constitution and declaring war

• Raising an army and coining money

What prohibits public officials from holding closed meetings?

• Sunshine Laws

• Freedom of Information Act

• Open Meetings Act

• Public Disclosure Laws

What are agreements between two or more states called?

• Interstate Compacts

• State Treaties

• Federal Agreements

• Local Contracts

What is money given to state programs by the federal government?

• Federal Grants

• State Loans

• Local Funding

• Federal Subsidies

List 2 obligations the states have to the national government.

• Conduct elections and maintain the National Guard

• Provide healthcare and education

• Collect taxes and regulate trade

• Enforce federal laws and manage immigration

List 2 powers denied to the federal government.

• Granting titles of nobility and taxing exports

• Regulating interstate commerce and establishing a national bank

• Levying taxes on state income and controlling state militias

• Creating a state religion and issuing currency