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Federalism

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 4hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A federal system of government in which power is shared between the national and state governments.

a)

Federalism

b)

Communism

c)

Socialism

2.

Which of the following is a power held only by the national government?

a)

making treaties with foreign countries

b)

taxes

3.

True/False:

The Constitution is known as the “supreme Law of the Land,” which means that a state's constitution, laws, and judicial decisions must agree with the Constitution.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Match each leader with the correct description.

a)

Mayor of Lake City

1.

Yameika Robinson

b)

Governor of South Carolina

2.

Henry McMaster

c)

President of the United States

3.

Joe Biden

5.

Which are powers that belong to the FEDERAL government?

a)

collecting taxes

b)

declaring war and mantaining a military

c)

operating post offices

d)

marriage and driver's licenses

e)

printing money

6.

Dividing the powers of government between the Central government and the States is called:

a)

Federal system

b)

Feudal system

c)

Confederal system

d)

Unitary system

7.

A system of government where the people vote for representatives in a legislative branch and their representatives select their Prime Minister, or chief executive.

a)

Unitary

b)

Parliamentary

c)

Federal

d)

Confederal

8.

A system of government where the majority of power is given to local/state governments and they are tied together by a very weak central/national/federal government.

a)

Unitary

b)

Parliamentary

c)

Federal

d)

Confederal

9.

A system of government where power is shared between local/state and national/federal/central levels of government. 

a)

Unitary

b)

Parliamentary

c)

Federal

d)

Confederal

10.

A system of government where all the power to rule is in ONE place at the top level/ a central/national/federal government.

a)

Unitary

b)

Parliamentary

c)

Federal

d)

Confederal

11.

Which level of government would enforce parking violations?

a)

Local

b)

State

c)

Federal

d)

None of the above

12.

Police and firefighters would be part of which level of government?

a)

Local

b)

State

c)

Federal

d)

None of the above

13.

Who has the power to conduct elections?

a)

the Federal Government

b)

the State Governments

c)

both the Federal & State Government

14.

What level of government would provide the following service:

military defense

a)

Federal

b)

State

c)

Local

15.
Which type of distribution of power does the diagram show?
a)
Confederation
b)
Unitary
c)
Federal