
S25 Federal-State Tug-of-War
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Megan Smith
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Multiple Choice
Quick check: Which of these events happened before the Constitution was ratified?
World War II
American Revolution
World War I
Civil War
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Multiple Choice
What was the first constitution in the US called?
Declaration of Independence
Magna Carta
Bill of Rights
Articles of Confederation
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Multiple Choice
What is the system of government where a central (national) government and states share power?
federalism
confederation
dictatorship
autocracy
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Multiple Choice
What are the powers states kept for themselves?
delegated powers
reserved powers
expressed powers
denied powers
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Turn your notes over to the back ("Federal Power Cheat Sheet").
Highlight all of the underlined words.
STOP!
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Multiple Choice
Where can you find the list of delegated powers (the powers the federal government has)?
listed in the Constitution
written on a rock
in the Declaration of Independence
in the Magna Carta
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Multiple Choice
Which of these is an implied power?
conduct elections
declare war
coin money
establish a draft
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Expressed powers are the ones listed in the Constitution.
Implied powers are ones that are "necessary and proper" to carry those out.
Flip again.
Which type of powers are Clauses 1-17?
Which type is Clause 18?
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Multiple Choice
Which of these can both the federal and state governments do?
tax citizens
coin money
conduct elections
declare war
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Multiple Choice
Where does the power of the government ultimately come from, according to the Constitution?
military
president
states
United Nations
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What do you remember?
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Multiple Choice
Which type of powers does the federal government NOT have?
reserved powers
expressed powers
implied powers
concurrent powers
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Multiple Choice
Where do all of the powers that are not given to the federal government go (according to the 10th Amendment)?
to the British king
to the United Nations
to the states and to the people
to the dogs
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Multiple Choice
Which level of government can create a draft, making citizens join the military?
federal
state
both
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Multiple Choice
Which type of power gives them the ability to create a draft?
implied
reserved
concurrent
expressed / delegated / enumerated
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Multiple Choice
Which level of government can establish public schools?
federal
state
both
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Multiple Choice
Which level of government can declare war?
federal
state
both
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Multiple Choice
Which level of government can make laws?
federal
state
both
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Multiple Choice
Which level of government can conduct elections?
federal
state
both
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Multiple Choice
Which level of government can punish pirates?
federal
state
both
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Multiple Choice
If there is a disagreement between federal and state law, which law wins?
federal
state
It depends.
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Categorize
conduct elections
establish schools
establish local governments
declare war
coin money
establish post offices
collect taxes
make and enforce laws
regulate interstate commerce
regulate commerce within one state
borrow money
create courts
Organize these options into the right categories for who has the power to do it.
(Each category has 4.)
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