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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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: Looking after a city park and playground, Running state parks, Printing paper money, Running the town's public library, Giving out driver's licenses, Making coins at the US Mint

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

Sort: Writing and changing the state constitution, Making treaties with other countries, Collecting trash from homes in town, Running the public schools in your school district, Running the US Postal Service, Giving out car license plates

LocalStateNational

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

Sort: Running state universities, Building and repairing state highways, Giving out passports for travel abroad, Running the city police department, Running national parks such as Yellowstone, Putting out fires in your neighborhood

LocalStateNational

LessonPrint · D2.Civ.5.3-5 · Set 11 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Local, State or National Government?

Set 11. Prints on its own sheet.

1.1. Giving out driver's licenses — State 2. Looking after a city park and playground — Local 3. Making coins at the US Mint — National 4. Printing paper money — National 5. Running state parks — State 6. Running the town's public library — Local
2.1. Collecting trash from homes in town — Local 2. Giving out car license plates — State 3. Making treaties with other countries — National 4. Running the public schools in your school district — Local 5. Running the US Postal Service — National 6. Writing and changing the state constitution — State
3.1. Building and repairing state highways — State 2. Giving out passports for travel abroad — National 3. Putting out fires in your neighborhood — Local 4. Running national parks such as Yellowstone — National 5. Running state universities — State 6. Running the city police department — Local

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