United StatesQuestion 41 (2008 list) · System of government

Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government?

  1. aTo print moneyCorrect answer
  2. bTo give driver’s licenses
  3. cTo issue marriage licenses
  4. dTo approve local zoning

Why?

Printing money is a power of the federal government. You could also say to declare war, to create an army, or to make treaties. Driver’s licenses, marriage licenses, and zoning are handled by the states.

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Questions and answers: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), 128 Civics Questions and Answers (2025 version), M-1778, and Civics Questions and Answers (2008 version), rev. 08/21 — public domain. USCIS accepts other answers too; we show one of them. The wrong options and the explanations are ours. Not affiliated with or endorsed by USCIS.

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