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- 1. Multiple Choice
Use the quote from the text about reserved powers to determine which of the following examples is a reserved power possessed only by State governments.
“The reserved powers are those powers that the Constitution does not grant to the National Government and does not, at the same time, deny to the States.”
the ability to forbid people under 18 to marry without parental consent
the power to tax other State governments
the authority to seize public property
the right to grant patents and copyrights to inventors and authors
- 2. Multiple Choice
Tariffs are taxes on foreign imports. In our federal system, the power to levy tariffs is a power
assumed by the Federal Government.
granted exclusively to the Federal Government by the Constitution.
shared by both the State and Federal Government concurrently.
denied to the Federal Government and reserved to the States.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which of the following powers is a concurrent power shared by both the federal and State governments that is missing from the chart?
Seizing property without payment
Licensing professionals such as doctors
Setting punishments for crimes
Regulating interstate trade
- 4. Multiple Choice
Local governments get their authority from...
the Federal government
the local citizens
the cooperation of the Federal and State governments
the State governments
- 5. Multiple Choice
To which one of the listed situations would the protections of the Full Faith and Credit Clause apply?
“Full Faith and Credit shall be given in each State to the public Acts, Records, and judicial Proceedings of every other State.”
A man taking a trip wants his driver’s license from one State to be accepted as proper identification in another State.
A policeman crosses into another State and issues a speeding ticket to a driver in that State.
A man commits a crime in his home State and flees to another State because he knows he will not be prosecuted there.
A student living out-of-state expects to pay the same amount of tuition at a public university as in-state residents pay.
- 6. Multiple Choice
Use the excerpt below to answer the question.
The Congress shall have power. . . To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof. . .
- Article I, Section 8, U.S. Constitution
No State shall . . . coin Money . . .
- Article I, Section 10, U.S. Constitution
According to the above excerpts from the U.S. Constitution, the powers given to Congress but denied to the state governments are fundamental to which structure of government?
separation of powers
federalism
checks and balances
rule of law
- 7. Multiple Choice
Use your knowledge of the federal government and Missouri's state government to identify the powers of each level of government.
Match the each federal or state government power.
Conduct Elections
State Government
Federal Government
- 8. Multiple Choice
Use your knowledge of the federal government and Missouri's state government to identify the powers of each level of government.
Match the each federal or state government power.
Declare War
State Government
Federal Government
- 9. Multiple Choice
Use your knowledge of the federal government and Missouri's state government to identify the powers of each level of government.
Match the each federal or state government power.
Print Money
State Government
Federal Government
- 10. Multiple Choice
Use your knowledge of the federal government and Missouri's state government to identify the powers of each level of government.
Match the each federal or state government power.
Ratify Constitutional Amendments
State Government
Federal Government
- 11. Multiple Choice
Use your knowledge of the federal government and Missouri's state government to identify the powers of each level of government.
Match the each federal or state government power.
Regulate Foreign Trade
State Government
Federal Government
- 12. Multiple Choice
What happens when the laws of Missouri and the federal government contradict one another?
The Missouri Supreme Court determines which law will be enforced in Missouri.
State law is followed because both constitutions agree that state law takes precedence over federal law.
The U.S. Constitution is followed because it states that the laws of the United States take precedence over state law.
The U.S. Congress holds hearings on the conflict and determines which law will govern the people of Missouri.
- 13. Multiple Choice
According to the Missouri and U.S. constitutions, which responsibility is held by both the State of Missouri and the federal government?
printing money
declaring war
forming international treaties
raising taxes
- 14. Multiple Choice
. . . the several States composing the United States of America, are not united on the principle of unlimited submission to their general government; but that by compact under the style and title of a Constitution . . . they constituted a general government for special purposes, delegated to that government certain definite powers . . . that whensoever the general government assumes undelegated powers, its acts are unauthorized, void, and of no force . . . certain definite powers, reserving each State to itself . . . their own self-government . . . - Thomas Jefferson
Choose the basic principle referenced in the quote.
federalism
checks and balances
popular sovereignty
separation of powers
- 15. Multiple Choice
. . . the several States composing the United States of America, are not united on the principle of unlimited submission to their general government; but that by compact under the style and title of a Constitution . . . they constituted a general government for special purposes, delegated to that government certain definite powers . . . that whensoever the general government assumes undelegated powers, its acts are unauthorized, void, and of no force . . . certain definite powers, reserving each State to itself . . . their own self-government . . . - Thomas Jefferson
Choose the main function of that principle.
The monitoring of one branch of government over the other branches.
The division of power between state and federal government.
The distinction made among powers of different branches of government.
The exercise of granting of governmental power by the people.
- 16. Multiple Choice
What stands in the way of the National Government creating a school system for the whole nation?
The silence of the Constitution denies that power to the National Government
The National Government is expressly denied that power
That power is considered to be concurrent
Each State is expressly required to fund and manage its own educational system
- 17. Multiple Choice
An advantage of a federal system of government is that it . .
ensures speedy decisions.
permits both national and local approaches to problems.
guarantees the most democratic approach to government.
is the least costly form of government.
- 18. Multiple Choice
The issue included in the poll suggest that in the United States there is . . .
a demand for a national education policy.
a desire to return to an agrarian society.
an ongoing debate over Federal versus state power.
a refusal by states to deal with controversial topics.
- 19. Multiple Choice
Which headline refers to a power granted only to the Federal Government by the United States Constitution?
"Reminder: File Income Tax Return Early"
"New Law Allows Right Turn at Red Light"
"Law Passed to Raise Drinking Age to 21"
"War Declared Against Germany"
- 20. Multiple Choice
Which power DOES NOT belong in the shaded area of the web?
establish post offices
collect taxes
establish courts
make and enforce laws
- 21. Multiple Choice
When Wilma moved from Tennessee to Michigan, was she correct to expect no legal obstacles to buying or renting a home in Michigan?
No, because citizens must apply to each individual State for the right to own or rent property.
Yes, because her right to buy or rent property in any State is protected by the Privileges and Immunities Clause
Yes, because her right to buy or rent property in Michigan is protected by Michigan State law.
No, because her right to buy or rent property in any State is not protected by the Full Faith and Credit Clause.
- 22. Multiple Choice
The Framers included the Supremacy Clause in the Constitution for the purpose of . .
giving the Federal Government complete authority over all actions of State governments.
making the individual State governments more powerful than the Federal Government.
helping to settle disputes between different levels of government in the federal system.
making the Supreme Court the most powerful branch of the Federal Government.
- 23. Multiple Choice
Based on the reasoning Chief Justice Marshall used in the excerpt below, what choice best describes the decision he made in the McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) case?
"[T]he states have no power . . . to retard, impede, burden, or in any manner control, the operations of the constitutional laws enacted by Congress."
--Chief Justice John Marshall, McCulloch v. Maryland, 1819
He decided that Congress did not have the authority to create a law that conflicted with State law.
He decided that State law took precedent over the federal law passed by Congress.
He decided that federal law could not be challenged by State law.
He declared that the Supreme Court lacked the authority to settle a dispute between State and federal law.
- 24. Multiple Choice
An explicitly denied power is a power banned outright by the Constitution. An implicitly denied power is a power banned, but not directly mentioned in the Constitution. Which of the following powers is implicitly denied to the Federal Government?
Acquire territory
Levy taxes on imports
Regulate immigration
Establish marriage and divorce laws
- 25. Multiple Choice
Gives states or localities broad discretion when spending grant money
Block Grant
Categorical Grant
- 26. Multiple Choice
Requires states or localities to meet certain criteria when spending money
Block Grant
Categorical Grant
- 27. Multiple Choice
What is a mandate?
an order from the federal government requiring the states to take a certain action
an order from a state government requiring a federal action
an order from the federal government prohibiting the states to take a certain action
an order from a state government prohibiting a federal action
- 28. Multiple Choice
Many local school districts complained that the No Child Left Behind Act did not provide enough funding to implement the law. If this is the case, the law is was a(n)
unfunded mandate
block grant
categorical grant
simple request
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