Module 9 Lesson 21

Question 1

What is the best definition of expressed powers? Select the one correct answer.

A. Expressed powers are those powers not specifically listed in the Constitution, but assumed through interpretation.

B. Expressed powers are those powers belonging to both the national and state governments.

C. Expressed powers are those powers specifically granted to the national government in the Constitution.

D. Expressed powers are those powers that belong solely to the states.

Answer 1

C. Expressed powers are those powers specifically granted to the national government in the Constitution.

Question 2

Which of these is an expressed power? Select the one correct answer.

A. One example of an expressed power is creating a central bank for the United States.

B. One example of an expressed power is taxing income of workers.

C. One example of an expressed power is determining the qualifications needed to teach elementary school.

D. One example of an expressed power is establishing bilateral trade agreements with foreign countries.

Answer 2

D. One example of an expressed power is establishing bilateral trade agreements with foreign countries.

Question 3

Which of these is an implied power? Select the one correct answer.

A. One example of an implied power is Congress’s imposing a draft in a time of war.

B. One example of an implied power is a state’s requiring school attendance until 18 years of age.

C. One example of an implied power is a state’s defining the act of manslaughter and what the punishment for it is.

D. One example of an implied power is Congress’s defining what is a gallon of gasoline.

Answer 3

A. One example of an implied power is Congress’s imposing a draft in a time of war.

Question 4

Which of these is a reserved power? Select the one correct answer.

A. One example of a reserved power is Congress’s giving protection to endangered species.

B. One example of a reserved power is Congress’s being limited to suspending habeas corpus only in a time of insurrection.

C. One example of a reserved power is a city’s prohibiting the sale of tobacco products within 100 yards of a school.

D. One example of a reserved power is a state’s imposing a tax on gasoline.

Answer 4

C. One example of a reserved power is a city’s prohibiting the sale of tobacco products within 100 yards of a school.

Question 5

In 1789 Congress passed the Tariff Act, which levied tariffs and tonnage duties on goods imported into the United States. What type of power is this an example of? Select the one correct answer.

A. Expressed power

B. Reserved power

C. Implied power

D. Concurrent power

Answer 5

A. Expressed power

Question 6

What type of power is the passage of the Clean Air Act of 1963 by Congress? Select the one correct answer.

A. Concurrent power

B. Implied power

C. Expressed power

D. Reserved power

Answer 6

B. Implied power

Question 7

The state of Utah allows grocery and convenience stores to sell only “3.2 beer” (beer with no more than 3.2% alcohol content by weight). What type of power is this an example of? Select the one correct answer.

A. Reserved power

B. Concurrent power

C. Implied power

D. Expressed power

Answer 7

A. Reserved power

Question 8

What type of power did the Tenth Amendment provide to the states? Select the one correct answer.

A. Reserved powers

B Expressed powers

C. Implied powers

D. Concurrent powers

Answer 8

A. Reserved powers

Question 9

Which of these is a concurrent power? Select the one correct answer.

A. One example of a concurrent power is Congress’s approving funding for the Louisiana purchase in 1803.

B. One example of a concurrent power is a state’s restricting the right of a convicted felon from voting for president.

C. One example of a concurrent power is Congress’s making the importation of elephant ivory illegal.

D. One example of a concurrent power is a state’s levying a tax on alcoholic beverages.

Answer 9

D. One example of a concurrent power is a state’s levying a tax on alcoholic beverages.

Question 10

In 2017, the state of Oregon levied taxes on personal income ranging from 5.0% to 9.9%. What type of power is this an example of? Select the one correct answer.

A. Reserved power

B. Concurrent power

C. Implied power

D. Expressed power

Answer 10

B. Concurrent power

Question 11

Which level of government makes the supreme law of the land? Select the one correct answer.

A. The federal government

B. The Supreme Court

C. Both the federal and state governments

D. State governments

Answer 11

A. The federal government

Question 12

Which Constitutional clause requires states to honor the public acts, records, and judicial decisions of other states? Select the one correct answer.

A. The States’ Rights Clause

B. The Privileges and Immunities Clause

C. The Supremacy Clause

D. The Full Faith and Credit Clause

Answer 12

D. The Full Faith and Credit Clause

Question 13

Which Constitutional clause prevents states from discriminating against out-of-state residents? Select the one correct answer.

A. The Full Faith and Credit Clause

B. The Privileges and Immunities Clause

C. The Supremacy Clause

D. The States’ Rights Clause

Answer 13

B. The Privileges and Immunities Clause

Question 14

Why is the Tenth Amendment included in the Bill of Rights?

A. To ensure the national government remained the supreme authority

B. To limit the power of state governments

C. To calm Anti-Federalists’ fears by reserving powers to the states

D. To please the Federalists by giving power to the national government

Answer 14

C. To calm Anti-Federalists’ fears by reserving powers to the states

Question 15

In the 1920 case of Missouri v. Holland, the Supreme Court ruled a state’s right to regulating hunting within its own borders did not supersede the federal government’s obligations under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918. This is an example of the exercise of:

A. Judicial review

B. The Necessary and Proper powers of Congress.

C. Stare Decisis

D. The Supremacy Clause

Answer 15

D. The Supremacy Clause

Question 16

Which constitutional clauses seek to limit the power of the states? Select the three correct answers.

A. State’s Rights Clause

B. Supremacy Clause

C. Full Faith and Credit Clause

D. Privileges and Immunities Clause

Answer 16

B. Supremacy Clause

C. Full Faith and Credit Clause

D. Privileges and Immunities Clause

Question 17

The Constitution remedied the inefficiencies in the Articles of Confederation by granting more power to the national government. Although the Constitution granted more powers to the national government, it did not take away all power from the states. Instead we have a system that provides each level of government different types of powers. Read the examples below and identify which type of power it represents.

1. Congress is given the authority to determine the rules and policies for the national military in Article I of the Constitution.
A. Expressed Power
B. Implied Power
C. Reserved Power
D. Concurrent Power

2. Although not specifically stated in the Constitution, Congress has decided that it is within its authority to open a national bank in order to help them regulate commerce.
A. Expressed Power
B. Implied Power
C. Reserved Power
D. Concurrent Power 

3. John lives in Nevada and he wants to get married in Maryland. However, he is confused as to why the time it takes to get a marriage license in Nevada is much faster than in Maryland. Why isn't it the same in all of the states?
A. Expressed Power
B. Implied Power
C. Reserved Power
D. Concurrent Power

4. Although you think you are being taxed twice by the government, each year you continue to pay a federal income tax and state income tax.
A. Expressed Power
B. Implied Power
C. Reserved Power
D. Concurrent Power

Answer 17

1. A. Expressed Power
2. B. Implied Power
3. C. Reserved Power
4. D. Concurrent Power