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Powers in the Federal System is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on the ideas behind the US federal system and state constitutions, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Civ.5.3-5. It prints 8 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Powers in the Federal System

D2.Civ.5.3-5

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1.Why did the framers divide power between the nation and the states?
  • A.So the President could rule alone
  • B.So no single government would hold all the power
  • C.So each state could print its own money
2.Which state has a legislature with only one house?
  • A.Nebraska
  • B.New York
  • C.Virginia
3.If a state law conflicts with the US Constitution, which one wins?
  • A.Whichever was written first
  • B.The state law
  • C.The US Constitution
4.What does the Constitution's Supremacy Clause make the highest law in the country?
  • A.The laws of the largest state
  • B.Each state's constitution
  • C.The Constitution and the federal laws made under it
5.Who leads a state's executive branch?
  • A.The President
  • B.The governor
  • C.The mayor
6.What is federalism?
  • A.One king ruling every state
  • B.Each state acting as its own country
  • C.Power shared between a national government and state governments
7.What is a state's lawmaking body called?
  • A.The Supreme Court
  • B.Congress
  • C.The state legislature
8.Does every state have its own constitution?
  • A.Yes, each of the 50 states has one
  • B.No, states follow only city charters
  • C.No, only the first 13 states do

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Answer key — Powers in the Federal System

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  1. 1.So no single government would hold all the power
  2. 2.Nebraska
  3. 3.The US Constitution
  4. 4.The Constitution and the federal laws made under it
  5. 5.The governor
  6. 6.Power shared between a national government and state governments
  7. 7.The state legislature
  8. 8.Yes, each of the 50 states has one

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.5.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.