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USCIS Civics · Question 59 of 128

Name one power that is only for the states.

Official Answer

Provide schooling and education

Also accepted: Provide protection (police) · Provide safety (fire departments) · Give a driver’s license · +1 more

In plain English

One power that is only for the states is to give a driver's license. The federal government does not give driver's licenses — your state does. States also provide schooling and education, police protection, fire departments, and approve zoning and land use. Remember one state power: giving a driver's license.

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Image: M Disston School Philly — Smallbones, via Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.Answers verbatim from USCIS M-1778 (09/25)