Practice Quiz 2.3

1. An example of an enumerated (national) power would be Issuing drivers licenses Collecting taxes Making treaties with foreign countries Overseeing public schools

2. A federal republic is defined as A government with a written constitution and bill of rights A system in which a national and state governments co-exist A system with separation of powers and checks and balances A government in which power rests with the people themselves

3. An example of a reserved (state) power would be Coining money Collecting taxes Making treaties with foreign countries Overseeing public schools

4. Which of these features of our Constitution most clearly reflects the principle of federalism? A bicameral (two-house) legislature with a House of Representatives and Senate A Supreme Court that can review and interpret laws A President who is limited to just two terms in office A system whereby the Constitution can be amended (changed)

5. The powers to tax and establish courts of law would be examples of Expressed powers Concurrent powers Reserved powers Separation of powers

6. During the debates over the Constitution, Federalists supported A bill of rights to protect people and states from the national government The Articles of Confederation A strong central government and weaker state governments States should retain more power under the new Constitution

7. An example of a concurrent power would be Issuing drivers licenses Collecting taxes Making treaties with foreign countries Overseeing public schools

8. The 10th Amendment supports the idea of federalism by Listing certain enumerated powers that only the federal government can exercise Requiring different methods of representation for the House of Representatives and Senate Listing all of the powers that the state governments would have under the new Constitution Reserving all powers not granted to the federal government by the Constitution to the states or to the people

9. The 17th Amendment and 14th Amendments both Changed methods of electing representatives to Congress Limited the power of state governments Were ratified immediately after the Civil War Limited the power of the national government

10. Supporters of federalism believe States should be allowed to make policies that best meet their needs A strong national government is needed to address unequal treatment by states The national government should be allowed to make policies for every state A patchwork of different laws creates problems among the different states