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9th grade · Social Studies · Unit 3 of 8

Federal, State, Local & Tribal

Who does what, from Washington, D.C. to Salem

What your child practices

Federalism and landmark cases about it, Oregon's state and local governments, and the government-to-government relationship between Oregon and its nine federally recognized Tribes.

Oregon State Standards learning standard: HS.C.PI.4; HS.C.PI.6; HS.C.IR.8 · federalism and landmark federalism cases, Tribal governments, and the central ideas of US and Oregon government

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    Which power belongs only to the national government?

    • running elections
    • making treaties with other countries
    • setting up schools
  2. Question 2

    Oregon's capital city is…

    • Portland
    • Eugene
    • Salem
  3. Question 3

    Oregon's governor is elected to a term of…

    • four years
    • two years
    • six years
  4. Question 4

    The Oregon Secretary of State's jobs include…

    • commanding the army
    • writing every law
    • overseeing elections and auditing state agencies
  5. Question 5

    How many federally recognized Tribes are in Oregon?

    • nine
    • one
    • thirty-six
  6. Question 6

    After termination in the 1950s, restoration of Oregon Tribes began with…

    • the Siletz, in 1977
    • no Tribes
    • the Klamath, in 1859