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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.Who leads a state's executive branch?
  • A.The governor
  • B.The mayor
  • C.The President
2.Why did the framers divide power between the nation and the states?
  • A.So each state could print its own money
  • B.So the President could rule alone
  • C.So no single government would hold all the power
3.What is a state's lawmaking body called?
  • A.The Supreme Court
  • B.The state legislature
  • C.Congress
4.Which state has a legislature with only one house?
  • A.New York
  • B.Virginia
  • C.Nebraska
5.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
6.What does the Constitution's Supremacy Clause make the highest law in the country?
  • A.The Constitution and the federal laws made under it
  • B.Each state's constitution
  • C.The laws of the largest state
7.Which courts decide most cases about a state's own laws?
  • A.Congress
  • B.The President's Cabinet
  • C.That state's courts
8.What are powers shared by the national and state governments called?
  • A.Reserved powers
  • B.Delegated powers
  • C.Concurrent powers

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Answer key — Powers in the Federal System

Set 24. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.The governor
  2. 2.So no single government would hold all the power
  3. 3.The state legislature
  4. 4.Nebraska
  5. 5.They are reserved to the states or to the people
  6. 6.The Constitution and the federal laws made under it
  7. 7.That state's courts
  8. 8.Concurrent powers

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