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_____ establish marriage and divorce laws
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_____ repair streets
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_____ regulate foreign commerce
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_____ set building codes
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_____ pass and collect taxes
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_____ regulate interstate commerce
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_____ regulate intrastate commerce
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_____ coin and print money
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_____ establish zoning regulations
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_____ declare war
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_____ establish courts
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_____ conduct elections and set voter qualifications
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_____ operate parks
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_____ license automobiles
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_____ raise an army and navy
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_____ provide for public education
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_____ hire police officers, fire fighters, sanitation workers
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_____ set public health standards
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_____ establish post offices
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_____ make and enforce laws
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_____ regulate alcoholic beverages
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_____ collect import taxes
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_____ issue copyrights and patents
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_____ maintain the Ohio turnpike
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_____ build and maintain swimming pools
- _____ establish local governments
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Those powers granted by the Constitution to the national government are known
as delegated or __________ powers.
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Those powers that belong to only one specific government are known as
___________ powers.
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Those powers that belong to both national and state governments are
______________ powers.
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Those powers granted by the "elastic clause" are __________ powers.
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Those powers retained by the states are called ___________ powers.
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Those powers that the Constitution says the government can not exercise are
__________ powers.
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Making and enforcing laws are examples of ___________ powers.
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Licensing professionals and funding education are examples of __________ powers.
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Taxing imports, making treaties, and regulating interstate trade are examples
of ____________ powers.
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The creation of the Federal Reserve Bank is an example of ___________ powers.
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Granting titles of nobility or states making treaties with foreign nations are
examples of ______________ powers.
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Establishing weights and measures and issuing copyrights and patents are
examples of ____________ powers.
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Passing taxes, establishing courts, and setting standards of public health are
examples of ____________ powers.
- Conducting elections, establishing marriage and divorce laws, and regulating public education are examples of ___________ powers.
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The Companion to The Little Book On Line
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H: Division of Powers
Learning Outcome #9
: Demonstrate an understanding of the concept of federalism by identifying the
level of government (local, state, or national) responsible for a particular
function.
Directions, Part A
: The writers of the Constitution wrestled with the problem of government and
power. Their solution was that the national government and state governments
would share powers. This is called federalism.
Carefully read and study
Section H
under Important Things to Remember and
Related Words
in
The Little Book
. Then, read the phrases below and decide if each is a power of the national
(N), state (S), local (L), or all (A) three levels of government. Be prepared
to defend your answers. (Keep in mind that the national government's powers
fit in three categories: foreign affairs, interstate relations, and the
general welfare of the nation.)
Answer Key
Directions, Part B: Read and study Constitutional Powers in the Glossary. Then, fill in the blanks in the sentences below using the list of constitutional powers provided. Be prepared to defend your answers.
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a. concurrent
b. denied c. enumerated |
d. exclusive
e. implied f. reserved |
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