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More Federalism 2023

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Declaring WAR is a...

a)

Reserved power

b)

Concurrent power

c)

Enumerated power

d)

Individual power

2.

Collecting taxes is a...

a)

Reserved power

b)

Concurrent power

c)

Enumerated power

d)

Individual power

3.

Managing a system of education is a...

a)

Reserved power

b)

Concurrent power

c)

Enumerated power

d)

Individual power

4.
The Supremacy Clause states that 
a)
state laws are superior to federal laws
b)
federal laws are superior to state laws
c)
expressed powers are superior to implied powers
d)
Alabama is superior to Auburn
5.
The division of power between a central government and state governments is called
a)
The United States
b)
the Supremacy Clause
c)
the Necessary and Proper Clause
d)
federalism
6.

1. Federalism is the idea that power is...

a)

Held only by the Federal Government

b)

Held only by the State Governments

c)

Shared between Three Branches of Government

d)

Shared between Federal and State Governments

7.
Collect Taxes
a)
Federal Power
b)
State Power
c)
Concurrent (Shared by Both)
8.
Which amendment protects the powers and rights of State Governments?
a)
1st Amendment
b)
2nd Amendment
c)
9th Amendment
d)
10th Amendment
9.

What is a concurrent power?

a)

A power only held by state governments.

b)

A power that is only held by the national government.

c)

A power that is held by both the national and state government

d)

An electric based super power

10.

Powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are _______ to the states respectively, or to the people.

a)

Denied

b)

Reserved

c)

Optional

d)

Coalesced

11.

What was the purpose of the Supremacy Clause?

a)

National laws take priority over state laws

b)

State Laws are above National Laws

c)

To be supreme in every single way.

d)

The national and state laws serve no purpose.

12.

What is another word for expressed powers?

a)

Implied Powers

b)

Enumerated Powers

c)

Reserved Powers

d)

Denied Powers

13.

Implied Powers are________________.

a)

not expressly stated in the Constitution, but are reasonably suggested, or implied. Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 is referred to as the ‘necessary and proper clause’.

b)

those powers that both the National and State governments possess and exercise.

c)

delegated to the national government and are spelled out, or expressed, in the Constitution.

d)

powers that are expressly denied to the National government and include the reserved powers that are not denied to the States.

14.

_______ are those powers not granted to the National government, but at the same time,

not denied to the States.

a)

Enumerated powers

b)

Reserved powers

c)

Denied powers

d)

Federalism

15.

_____________ are not expressly stated in the Constitution, but are reasonably suggested, or implied. Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 is referred to as the ‘necessary and proper clause’.

a)

enumerated powers

b)

implied powers

c)

executive powers

d)

denied powers

16.

What type of powers are protected by the 10th amendment?

a)

enumerated

b)

delegated

c)

implied

d)

reserved

17.

Which clause in Article IV establishes the relationship between the federal government and the states?

a)

Full Faith and Credit Clause

b)

Necessary and Proper Clause

c)

Supremacy Clause

d)

Commerce Clause

18.
In the Constitution, the implied powers of Congress come from the 
a)
Necessary and Proper Clause
b)
Supremacy Clause
c)
Relative Clause
d)
Santa Clause
19.

Legislative powers NOT specifically stated in the Constitution are —

a)

implied

b)

expressed

c)

all powers are specifically stated

d)

none of the above

20.
The necessary and proper clause is also known as the elastic clause.
a)
True
b)
False