2008 test · Question 41 of 100
Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government?
Answers from the USCIS list
Give one of these answers.
- to print money
- to declare war
- to create an army
- to make treaties
Our explanation
The federal government is the U.S. government. The Constitution gives it certain powers. It can print money, declare war, create an army, and make treaties. A treaty is an agreement between countries.
Remember it
Federal = the whole nation: money, war, army, treaties.
Source
USCIS 2025 Study Guide (M-1175) p. 10, 13: “Another power that the federal government has under the Constitution is to print money.” “A treaty is an agreement between two or more countries.”
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