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

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

Sort: Collecting trash from homes in town, Giving out passports for travel abroad, Deciding who can become a US citizen, Putting out fires in your neighborhood, Giving out driver's licenses, Running the state highway patrol

LocalStateNational

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

Sort: Running the army, navy and air force, Looking after a city park and playground, Writing and changing the state constitution, Running state universities, Running national parks such as Yellowstone, Running the city police department

LocalStateNational

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Answer key — Local, State or National Government?

Set 15. 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 town's public library — Local 6. Running the US Postal Service — National
2.1. Collecting trash from homes in town — Local 2. Deciding who can become a US citizen — National 3. Giving out driver's licenses — State 4. Giving out passports for travel abroad — National 5. Putting out fires in your neighborhood — Local 6. Running the state highway patrol — State
3.1. Looking after a city park and playground — Local 2. Running national parks such as Yellowstone — National 3. Running state universities — State 4. Running the army, navy and air force — National 5. Running the city police department — Local 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.