Q1. What is federalism?A system of government where power is concentrated in the hands of individual statesA system of government where power is divided between multiple central authoritiesA system of government where power is divided between a central authority and individual statesA system of government where power is concentrated in the hands of a central authority
Q2. Which article of the United States Constitution establishes the principle of federalism?Article IIIArticle IVArticle IIArticle I
Q3. What is the role of the central government in a federal system?To have no role in governance, leaving it all to the statesTo be subordinate to the states and follow their directivesTo exercise exclusive authority over all aspects of governanceTo share powers with the states and exercise authority over certain areas
Q4. Which level of government has the authority to regulate commerce between states?Both individual states and local governmentsLocal governmentsIndividual statesThe central government
Q5. What is the purpose of the Tenth Amendment in relation to federalism?To grant unlimited powers to the central governmentTo create a system of government with no central authorityTo limit the powers of individual statesTo establish the principle of states' rights
Q6. Which of the following is an example of concurrent powers in a federal system?Declaring warRatifying treatiesRegulating international tradeIssuing driver's licenses
Q7. Which court case established the supremacy of the federal government over the states?Marbury v. MadisonGibbons v. OgdenBrown v. Board of EducationMcCulloch v. Maryland
Q8. Which level of government is responsible for conducting elections?Individual statesBoth central government and individual statesThe central governmentLocal governments
Q9. Which of the following is not a power reserved to the states in a federal system?Conducting electionsRegulating intrastate commerceRaising and organizing a militaryEstablishing and maintaining schools
Q10. Which level of government has the power to levy and collect taxes?The central governmentLocal governmentsIndividual statesNone of the above
Q11. Which of the following is an example of a reserved power of the states?Establishing local governmentsRegulating interstate commerceDeclaring warNegotiating treaties
Q12. How can the Constitution be amended in a federal system?By a majority vote of individual statesBy a majority vote of the central governmentBy a two-thirds vote of both houses of Congress and ratification by three-fourths of individual statesBy a unanimous vote of individual states
Q13. Which of the following is an example of a power granted to the central government?Establishing local governmentsDeclaring warRegulating intrastate commerceIssuing driver's licenses
Q14. What does the Necessary and Proper Clause in the Constitution grant the central government?Authority to delegate powers to the statesImplied powers necessary to carry out its enumerated powersLimited powers to regulate intra-state commerceUnlimited powers to regulate all aspects of governance
Q15. Which level of government has the authority to establish and maintain schools?The central governmentBoth central government and local governmentsIndividual statesLocal governments
