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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.The President's Cabinet
  • B.That state's courts
  • C.Congress
2.Under the Articles of Confederation, where was most power held?
  • A.In a strong president
  • B.In the Supreme Court
  • C.In the states
3.What are the powers kept by the states called?
  • A.Concurrent powers
  • B.Reserved powers
  • C.Delegated powers
4.What is federalism?
  • A.Each state acting as its own country
  • B.Power shared between a national government and state governments
  • C.One king ruling every state
5.What is a state's lawmaking body called?
  • A.The Supreme Court
  • B.The state legislature
  • C.Congress
6.What are powers shared by the national and state governments called?
  • A.Delegated powers
  • B.Reserved powers
  • C.Concurrent powers
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.Why did the framers divide power between the nation and the states?
  • A.So no single government would hold all the power
  • B.So each state could print its own money
  • C.So the President could rule alone

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Answer key — Powers in the Federal System

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  1. 1.That state's courts
  2. 2.In the states
  3. 3.Reserved powers
  4. 4.Power shared between a national government and state governments
  5. 5.The state legislature
  6. 6.Concurrent powers
  7. 7.The Constitution and the federal laws made under it
  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.