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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.Under the Articles of Confederation, where was most power held?
  • A.In a strong president
  • B.In the states
  • C.In the Supreme Court
2.What does the Tenth Amendment say about powers not given to the national government?
  • A.They are reserved to the states or to the people
  • B.They belong to the Supreme Court
  • C.They belong to the President
3.If a state law conflicts with the US Constitution, which one wins?
  • A.The US Constitution
  • B.Whichever was written first
  • C.The state law
4.Who leads a state's executive branch?
  • A.The governor
  • B.The mayor
  • C.The President
5.What is a state's lawmaking body called?
  • A.The Supreme Court
  • B.Congress
  • C.The state legislature
6.What is federalism?
  • A.Power shared between a national government and state governments
  • B.One king ruling every state
  • C.Each state acting as its own country
7.What does the Constitution's Supremacy Clause make the highest law in the country?
  • A.Each state's constitution
  • B.The laws of the largest state
  • C.The Constitution and the federal laws made under it
8.What are the powers kept by the states called?
  • A.Delegated powers
  • B.Concurrent powers
  • C.Reserved powers

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Answer key — Powers in the Federal System

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  1. 1.In the states
  2. 2.They are reserved to the states or to the people
  3. 3.The US Constitution
  4. 4.The governor
  5. 5.The state legislature
  6. 6.Power shared between a national government and state governments
  7. 7.The Constitution and the federal laws made under it
  8. 8.Reserved powers

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