OST REVIEW: Federalism / Ohio State and Local Government

Which of the following examples best depicts the supremacy clause of the US Constitution?

• California enters into a trade agreement with Mexico

• Kentucky passes a law requiring voters to be 21 years old

• Michigan makes a treaty with Canada for control of waterways

• The United States establishes the voting age to be 18

Which of the following is an implied power of the federal government?

• coin money

• develop nuclear weapons

• levy and collect taxes

• make war

Which of the following is the best example of a concurrent power of the state and national governments?

• conduct foreign relations

• declare war

• levy taxes

• provide an army and navy

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Delegated Powers

,

(b) Concurrent Powers

,

(c) Reserved Powers

• levy and collect taxes

• set standard weights and measures

• establish and maintain schools

• establish post offices

• declare war

• establish local governments

• regulate foreign commerce

• establish and maintain courts

• issue licenses

• regulate interstate commerce

• regulate commerce within states

• take private property for public use (eminent domain)

• make and enforce laws

• provide an army and navy

• borrow money

• conduct elections

• coin and print money

• admit new states into the US

• conduct relations with foreign governments

• make all laws necessary and proper to carry out delegated powers

Match the following

• concurrent powers

• powers given to the federal government by the US Constitution

• expressed powers

• powers that are shared by the federal government and the state governments

• implied powers

• delegated powers given to the federal government which are directly stated in the US Constitution

• delegated powers

• powers that the federal government requires in order to carry out its expressed powers

• reserved powers

• powers that only belong to state governments

_ are powers given to the federal government by the US Constitution.

• Delegated powers

• Reserved powers

• Concurrent powers

_ are powers that only belong to state governments.

• Delegated powers

• Reserved powers

• Concurrent powers

_ are powers that are shared by the federal government and the state governments.

• Delegated powers

• Reserved powers

• Concurrent powers

What happens when a state law conflicts with a national law?

• The Supreme Court may overturn the state law and rule that the national law must be enforced.

• The Supreme Court may overturn the national law and rule that the state law must be enforced.

• The Supreme Court may consider both laws and rule in favor of the law they deem to be better.

• The state law may be enforced within the state and the federal law only applies outside of the state.

Match the following

• interstate compact

• a course or principle of action adopted or proposed by a government

• policy

• a system of government in which power is divided between the national government and the state governments

• federalism

• a written agreement between two or more state governments

• extradite

• to return a fugitive who flees across state lines back to the original state

• residency

• citizenship in the state where one lives and is legally eligible to vote