Federalism: True or False

False — it's the other way around!

The Supremacy clause says state laws are superior to federal laws.

True

A unitary form of government does not divide power between a central government and lower governments.

True

America's central government is known as the federal government.

False — confederal

An association of independent states is called a unitary form of government.

False— Congress often passes laws by finding links to the powers it has

Congress can't pass laws that have anything to do with powers it doesn't have, even if there is a link to a power it does have.

False— between states and a central government

Federalism is the division of power between states.

False — it's the other way around

Implied powers are stated in the constitution and expressed powers are not.

True

People today still debate about how much power states and the federal government should have.

True

Powers not given to the federal government are reserved for the states or the people.

True

Powers that states and the federal government share are called concurrent powers.

False-each state had its own government

States had no government at all when America was born.

True

The Constitution divides federal power among three branches of government.

True

The Constitution lets Congress do what is "necessary and proper" for carrying out its powers.

False — there are many types of government systems

The Founders had to create a federal government system because there weren't any other systems to choose from.