To help determine which level of government has certain powers.

1. Federal, State, or
Concurrent??
YOU
DECIDE!!

2. For each of the next slides, in
your group decide if the action
is a power that the national or
state gov’t has. Or maybe it’s
a power both have.

3. You need to be
taking notes as
we go through
this activity. I
suggest
making a sort
of chart to help
organize the
information.
Like this

4. Printing and Coining
Money
Delegated
Power
If every state printed their
own money you’d have
to exchange $$ every
time you visited MN or
SD or WI or NY or ........

5. Punish Criminals
Concurrent
Power
Some crimes are
federal, which are
more severe. While
some crimes are
misdemeanors and
usually result in going
to a local district court

6. Establish Marriage Laws
Reserved
Power
Each state sets their own
common law marriages
and the age in which
one can marry.
Which state has the
strictest marriage laws??

7. Declare War
Delegated
Power
Only the federal gov’t,
specifically the legislative
branch (Congress) has the
power to declare war on
another country/group.
It wouldn’t be good if each state
went to war whenever they
felt like it.

8. Set Speed Limits
Reserved Power
On I-94, what’s the speed
limit in ND? MN? WI?
Each state sets the speed
they believe to be
appropriate for their
landscape and safety.

9. Establish Schools, set
standards, license teachers
Reserved
Power
Regulating school
curriculum, setting the
number of days you must
be in school, and creating
requirements for teachers
is left to local gov’t.
EX: In November, ND voters
will vote on if the school
year should start after

10. Collecting Taxes
Concurrent
Power
Your parents pay federal
income tax. You pay a
local tax on your phone
Cities may have a 1 or 2 cent
tax to help pay for a new
school, library, or other
public facility.

11. Regulate Postal Service
Delegated
Power
Just remember that on any
federal holiday (Labor
Day, Memorial Day,
Columbus Day,
Veteran’s Day, etc.) the
post office is always
closed.

12. Issue Driver’s Licenses
Reserved Power
If you have a driver’s
license, what does it say
at the top? ND license or
USA license?
Furthermore, each state
sets the fines/penalties
for speeding, license
suspension, etc.

13. Build & Maintain Roads
Concurrent
Power
It will depend on if it’s a
state highway, city
street, Interstate, or
county road

14. Regulate Immigration
Delegated
Power
Our country’s borders are
protected and defended by
the federal gov’t.
Congress can limit immigration
and set the requirements for
people who want to become
American citizens.