Question 58: Name one power that is only for the federal government.
Official answers (any one counts)
USCIS accepts any of these answers. If the question asks for more than one, give as many as it asks.
- Print paper money
- Mint coins
- Declare war
- Create an army
- Make treaties
- Set foreign policy
Grandpa explains
Money, war, the army, and treaties belong to the federal government, kiddo. A state can't make its own money.
Careful: these are NOT the answer
These are the common mix-ups. The app uses them as traps so you practice.
- Give a driver's license
- Provide schooling
- Approve zoning and land use
On the 2008 test this is question 41
If you filed your N-400 before October 20, 2025, you take the 2008 version. Which one is mine?
Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government?
- to print money
- to declare war
- to create an army
- to make treaties
Video lesson on this topic: The Courts and the States
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- 17The President of the United States is in charge of which branch of government?
Official sources:
- USCIS · 128 Civics Questions and Answers (2025 version), M-1778 (09/25) ↗ · checked October 6, 2026
The plain explanation is ours; the official answers are USCIS's, word for word.