Federalism

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

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

Do you think the national government should have to share power with the states?

True or False: State governments are allowed to have the power to control schools and marriages.

True/False:

The national and state governments both have the power to tax and to maintain roads.

An advantage of a common market (free trade) is

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.