AP US Government American Federalism — practice questions

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Sort the powers: federal or state?

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Left

Federal

Items

Item
Coin money
Answer
Federal
Item
Conduct elections
Answer
State
Item
Declare war
Answer
Federal
Item
Postal system
Answer
Federal
Item
Public safety
Answer
State
Item
Local governments
Answer
State

Right

State

Instructions

Swipe left if the power is federal, right if it belongs to the states.

_Source: OpenStax American Government 3e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 3 "American Federalism", section 3.1 The Division of Powers_

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