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LA Dodgers Visit the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (6129569781)
USCIS Civics · Question 58 of 128

Name one power that is only for the federal government.

Official Answer

Print paper money

Also accepted: Mint coins · Declare war · Create an army · +2 more

In plain English

One power that is only for the federal government is to print paper money. States cannot print money. The federal government can also mint coins, declare war, create an army, make treaties, and set foreign policy. Remember one power only for the federal government: it prints paper money.

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LA Dodgers Visit the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (6129569781)
LA Dodgers Visit the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (6129569781)U.S. Department of the Treasury, via Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Image: LA Dodgers Visit the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (6129569781) — U.S. Department of the Treasury, via Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.Answers verbatim from USCIS M-1778 (09/25)