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Name one power that is only for the states.

Answer. Any of these is accepted.
Give a driver’s license
  • Also accepted
  • Provide schooling and education
  • Provide protection (police)
  • Provide safety (fire departments)
  • Approve zoning and land use
Remember it: Schools, police, fire, driver’s license: state.

Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, 2025 civics test. Last reviewed September 5, 2026.

This is question 59 of 128 on the 2025 USCIS civics test, in the section System of government.

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