The Constitution did not give Congress the authority to establish the Internal Revenue Service. Congress did so, however, to implement its power to lay and collect taxes. This is an example of the use of a(n) _________ power.
A) implied
B) delegated
C) reserved
D) expressed
E) inherent
A proponent of states' rights and enumerated powers would be more likely to quote the _________ Amendment to the Constitution.
A) First
B) Eighth
C) Tenth
D) Fourteenth
E) Sixteenth
Which of the following is NOT an essential premise of dual federalism?
A) The relationship between nation and state is best characterized by cooperation.
B) The national government rules by enumerated powers only.
C) The national government has a limited set of constitutional purposes.
D) Each government unit, both nation and state, is sovereign within its sphere.
E) The relationship between nation and state is best characterized by tension.
The constitution expressly gives the federal government the power to _____________ within the states.
A) build interstate highways
B) establish military bases
C) control communications
D) create a postal system
E) build schools
The power to coin money belongs to __________ and the power to grant divorces belongs to
A) the states; both the states and the federal government.
B) both the states and the federal government; the states.
C) the federal government; the states.
D) the states; the federal government.
E) the federal government; both the states and the federal government.
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