Local, State or National Government? is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on which level of US government provides a service, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Civ.5.3-5. It prints 3 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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Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.

Local, State or National Government?

D2.Civ.5.3-5

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Sort each service into the level of government that provides it.

1.Sort each one: Local or State or National?

Sort: Making treaties with other countries, Running the town's public library, Giving out driver's licenses, Collecting trash from homes in town, Running the state highway patrol, Running the US Postal Service

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2.Sort each one: Local or State or National?

Sort: Giving out passports for travel abroad, Looking after a city park and playground, Printing paper money, Running state universities, Running the city police department, Giving out car license plates

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3.Sort each one: Local or State or National?

Sort: Writing and changing the state constitution, Putting out fires in your neighborhood, Fixing potholes on city streets, Running national parks such as Yellowstone, Running state parks, Deciding who can become a US citizen

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Answer key — Local, State or National Government?

Set 10. Prints on its own sheet.

1.1. Collecting trash from homes in town — Local 2. Giving out driver's licenses — State 3. Making treaties with other countries — National 4. Running the state highway patrol — State 5. Running the town's public library — Local 6. Running the US Postal Service — National
2.1. Giving out car license plates — State 2. Giving out passports for travel abroad — National 3. Looking after a city park and playground — Local 4. Printing paper money — National 5. Running state universities — State 6. Running the city police department — Local
3.1. Deciding who can become a US citizen — National 2. Fixing potholes on city streets — Local 3. Putting out fires in your neighborhood — Local 4. Running national parks such as Yellowstone — National 5. Running state parks — State 6. Writing and changing the state constitution — State

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.5.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.