Distribution of Powers

Which is an example of a Tenth Amendment issue?

• State governments oversee public schools
• State governments coin money
• National governments make treaties
• National governments declare war

Which constitutional provision forbids conflict between state and federal laws?

• Supremacy clause
• Habeas corpus
• Elastic clause
• Ex post facto

Requiring children to be vaccinated before entering school is an example of which power?

• Concurrent
• Delegated
• Implied
• Reserved

Which describes concurrent powers?

• The federal government sets standards state governments must follow.
• The federal government shares powers with the state governments.
• The federal government has supremacy over state governments.
• The federal government follows the lead of state governments.

What is an example of a reserved power?

• The power to collect taxes
• The power to establish post offices
• The power to educate young citizens
• The power to declare war on foreign enemies

Which is an example of a concurrent power?

• The power to borrow money
• The power to regulate interstate commerce
• The power to set admission requirements for state universities
• The power to make naturalization rules for immigrants

Which is delegated to the national government?

• Conduction elections
• Establishing courts
• Coining money 
• Taxing citizens

Which statement describes a similarity between the state and the federal governments under the U.S. Constitution?

• Both levels of government allow for the election of judges.
• Both levels of government have the power to ratify treaties
• Both levels of government allow for the collection of taxes.
• Both levels of government have the power to appoint ambassadors

This division of power between the central government and the states is known as which of the following?

• Federalism
• Anti-Federalism
• Separation of Powers
• Confederation 

Federalism is which of the following?

• Separation of powers between the three branches
• Division of powers between national and state governments
• Federal law is the law of the land
• State governments can choose to not follow the Constitution