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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.Which courts decide most cases about a state's own laws?
  • A.Congress
  • B.That state's courts
  • C.The President's Cabinet
2.What are the powers kept by the states called?
  • A.Concurrent powers
  • B.Reserved powers
  • C.Delegated powers
3.Which state has a legislature with only one house?
  • A.New York
  • B.Virginia
  • C.Nebraska
4.Under the Articles of Confederation, where was most power held?
  • A.In a strong president
  • B.In the Supreme Court
  • C.In the states
5.What are powers shared by the national and state governments called?
  • A.Reserved powers
  • B.Delegated powers
  • C.Concurrent powers
6.What is federalism?
  • A.One king ruling every state
  • B.Power shared between a national government and state governments
  • C.Each state acting as its own country
7.What does the Tenth Amendment say about powers not given to the national government?
  • A.They belong to the Supreme Court
  • B.They are reserved to the states or to the people
  • C.They belong to the President
8.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

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Answer key — Powers in the Federal System

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  1. 1.That state's courts
  2. 2.Reserved powers
  3. 3.Nebraska
  4. 4.In the states
  5. 5.Concurrent powers
  6. 6.Power shared between a national government and state governments
  7. 7.They are reserved to the states or to the people
  8. 8.So no single government would hold all the power

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