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DSSSB TGT Federalism — practice questions

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Sort the powersRead the answer and worked solution →Pull the rope to the right systemRead the answer and worked solution →Stack the federalism termsRead the answer and worked solution →Match each federalism termRead the answer and worked solution →Complete the federalism rulesRead the answer and worked solution →

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Sort the powers

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Items
  1. Category
    National
    Item
    Article I sec 8
  2. Category
    National
    Item
    Enumerated list
  3. Category
    Shared
    Item
    Taxing
  4. Category
    Shared
    Item
    Borrowing
  5. Category
    Shared
    Item
    Court systems
  6. Category
    State
    Item
    Reserved powers
Categories
  1. National
  2. Shared
  3. State
Instructions
Send each power down the chute where it belongs.
_Source: OpenStax American Government 4e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 3 'American Federalism'_

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Pull the rope to the right system

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Categories
  1. Federal system
  2. Unitary system
Questions
  1. Answer
    Federal system
    Question
    Power split between two levels.
  2. Answer
    Unitary system
    Question
    States depend on the centre.
  3. Answer
    Unitary system
    Question
    Significant authority concentrated.
  4. Answer
    Federal system
    Question
    States hold reserved powers.
  5. Answer
    Federal system
    Question
    National and subnational share.
  6. Answer
    Unitary system
    Question
    One level holds the real power.
Instructions
Tap the side of the rope that each description belongs to.
_Source: OpenStax American Government 4e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 3 'American Federalism'_

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Stack the federalism terms

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Questions
  1. Answer
    Federalism
    Question
    Power split across two levels.
    Choices
    1. Federalism
    2. Unitary rule
  2. Answer
    Enumerated
    Question
    Listed in Article I, Section 8.
    Choices
    1. Enumerated
    2. Reserved
  3. Answer
    Concurrent
    Question
    Held by both levels at once.
    Choices
    1. Concurrent
    2. Enumerated
  4. Answer
    Reserved
    Question
    Left to the states.
    Choices
    1. Reserved
    2. Enumerated
  5. Answer
    Elastic clause
    Question
    Supplies the legal means.
    Choices
    1. Elastic clause
    2. Supremacy clause
  6. Answer
    Supremacy clause
    Question
    Federal law wins a conflict.
    Choices
    1. Supremacy clause
    2. Elastic clause
  7. Answer
    Supremacy clause
    Question
    Found in Article VI.
    Choices
    1. Supremacy clause
    2. Enumerated list
Instructions
Tap the right answer to add a block. Too many mistakes and the tower falls.
_Source: OpenStax American Government 4e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 3 'American Federalism'_

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