National vs. State Government
How does our state government differ from the national government of the United States? Learn more about it at Ben’s Guide to U.S. Government on the Internet at http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/government/index.html. Print this page to complete the assignment.
1. In the Articles of the Confederation, why were the state governments so strong?
2. What is the Constitution?
3.
What kind of government did it establish?
Click on Federalism at the bottom of the page.
4. In Federalism what are four things that the National Government can do?
5. What are three things that the State Government can do?
6.
What are three things that they both do?
Click
on National Government at the bottom of the page.
7.
Why did the Founding Fathers establish a separation of powers?
8.
Fill
in the missing blanks:
Click on the Back Button at the top of your screen.
Scroll down and click on State Government.
Click on the state of Georgia.
9. Fill in the following information:
Capital city:
State Bird:
State Flower:
State Tree:
10. Who is your congressperson in the House of Representatives?
11. Who is your congressperson in the Senate?