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: Making coins at the US Mint, Running the army, navy and air force, Building and repairing state highways, Running the town's public library, Deciding where stop signs go on neighborhood streets, Giving out car license plates

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

Sort: Running the US Postal Service, Running state universities, Collecting trash from homes in town, Running state parks, Giving out passports for travel abroad, Running the city police department

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

Sort: Running national parks such as Yellowstone, Writing and changing the state constitution, Running the public schools in your school district, Putting out fires in your neighborhood, Deciding who can become a US citizen, Running the state highway patrol

LocalStateNational

LessonPrint · D2.Civ.5.3-5 · Set 12 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Local, State or National Government?

Set 12. Prints on its own sheet.

1.1. Building and repairing state highways — State 2. Deciding where stop signs go on neighborhood streets — Local 3. Giving out car license plates — State 4. Making coins at the US Mint — National 5. Running the army, navy and air force — National 6. Running the town's public library — Local
2.1. Collecting trash from homes in town — Local 2. Giving out passports for travel abroad — National 3. Running state parks — State 4. Running state universities — State 5. Running the city police department — Local 6. Running the US Postal Service — National
3.1. Deciding who can become a US citizen — National 2. Putting out fires in your neighborhood — Local 3. Running national parks such as Yellowstone — National 4. Running the public schools in your school district — Local 5. Running the state highway patrol — 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.