Topic 1.8: Constitutional Interpretations of Federalism

Topic 1.8: Constitutional Interpretations of Federalism

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Social Studies

9th Grade

Hard

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Matthew Wahl

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12 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is at the heart of the Constitution?

Federalism

Monarchy

Dictatorship

Anarchy

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the necessary and proper clause, or elastic clause, allow Congress to do?

Make all laws necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers

Create a postal system

Borrow money

Raise an army

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which section of Article I of the Constitution includes the commerce clause?

Section 8

Section 9

Section 10

Section 7

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the commerce clause empower Congress to do?

Regulate commerce with other nations and among the several states

Create a postal system

Address piracy on the seas

Define the immigration and naturalization process

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the Tenth Amendment (1791) distinguish?

The rights of citizens

The two governing spheres

The process of lawmaking

The powers of the president

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which amendment promises U.S. citizenship to anyone born or naturalized in the United States?

Tenth Amendment

First Amendment

Fourteenth Amendment

Fifth Amendment

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the Fourteenth Amendment prohibit state governments from doing?

Taxing exported goods

Coining money

Denying persons within their jurisdiction equal protection of the laws

Entering into treaties with other countries

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