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

LessonPrint · D2.Civ.5.3-5 · Set 6 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Powers in the Federal System

Set 6. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Reserved powers
  2. 2.That state's courts
  3. 3.The state legislature
  4. 4.Concurrent powers
  5. 5.Nebraska
  6. 6.The governor
  7. 7.So no single government would hold all the power
  8. 8.Power shared between a national government and state governments

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