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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.What does the Tenth Amendment say about powers not given to the national government?
  • A.They belong to the Supreme Court
  • B.They belong to the President
  • C.They are reserved to the states or to the people
2.Does every state have its own constitution?
  • A.No, only the first 13 states do
  • B.Yes, each of the 50 states has one
  • C.No, states follow only city charters
3.Which courts decide most cases about a state's own laws?
  • A.That state's courts
  • B.The President's Cabinet
  • C.Congress
4.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
5.Who leads a state's executive branch?
  • A.The mayor
  • B.The President
  • C.The governor
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.Under the Articles of Confederation, where was most power held?
  • A.In a strong president
  • B.In the Supreme Court
  • C.In the states
8.If a state law conflicts with the US Constitution, which one wins?
  • A.The US Constitution
  • B.The state law
  • C.Whichever was written first

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Answer key — Powers in the Federal System

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  1. 1.They are reserved to the states or to the people
  2. 2.Yes, each of the 50 states has one
  3. 3.That state's courts
  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.In the states
  8. 8.The US Constitution

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