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Leaders of City, State and Nation is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on the leaders of each level and branch and how they get the job, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Civ.1.3-5. It prints 8 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Leaders of City, State and Nation

D2.Civ.1.3-5

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1.Who leads the executive branch of the national government?
  • A.The President
  • B.The governor
  • C.The Speaker of the House
2.Which group makes local laws for a city?
  • A.The city council
  • B.The state supreme court
  • C.Congress
3.How does a governor get the job?
  • A.Voters in the state elect the governor
  • B.The oldest senator becomes governor
  • C.The President appoints the governor
4.How do members of Congress get their jobs?
  • A.Voters in their state or district elect them
  • B.Governors appoint all of them
  • C.The President picks them all
5.Which group makes laws for the whole nation?
  • A.Congress
  • B.The state legislature
  • C.The school board
6.Which group makes laws for a whole state?
  • A.The state legislature
  • B.The city council
  • C.The Supreme Court
7.Which court is the highest court in the United States?
  • A.A city traffic court
  • B.The Supreme Court of the United States
  • C.A county court
8.How does a justice of the US Supreme Court get the job?
  • A.The President nominates the justice and the Senate approves
  • B.Justices are picked by drawing names
  • C.Voters elect justices every two years

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Answer key — Leaders of City, State and Nation

Set 13. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.The President
  2. 2.The city council
  3. 3.Voters in the state elect the governor
  4. 4.Voters in their state or district elect them
  5. 5.Congress
  6. 6.The state legislature
  7. 7.The Supreme Court of the United States
  8. 8.The President nominates the justice and the Senate approves

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.1.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.