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

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Answer key — Leaders of City, State and Nation

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  1. 1.The city council
  2. 2.Voters in the state elect the governor
  3. 3.The state legislature
  4. 4.Congress
  5. 5.The President
  6. 6.Voters in their state or district elect them
  7. 7.The city council
  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.