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: Running the public schools in your school district, Building and repairing state highways, Writing and changing the state constitution, Running the army, navy and air force, Giving out passports for travel abroad, Fixing potholes on city streets

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

Sort: Deciding who can become a US citizen, Running state universities, Deciding where stop signs go on neighborhood streets, Running the state highway patrol, Making treaties with other countries, Looking after a city park and playground

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

Sort: Running the US Postal Service, Running the city police department, Running the town's public library, Giving out car license plates, Running national parks such as Yellowstone, Giving out driver's licenses

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LessonPrint · D2.Civ.5.3-5 · Set 2 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Local, State or National Government?

Set 2. Prints on its own sheet.

1.1. Building and repairing state highways — State 2. Fixing potholes on city streets — Local 3. Giving out passports for travel abroad — National 4. Running the army, navy and air force — National 5. Running the public schools in your school district — Local 6. Writing and changing the state constitution — State
2.1. Deciding where stop signs go on neighborhood streets — Local 2. Deciding who can become a US citizen — National 3. Looking after a city park and playground — Local 4. Making treaties with other countries — National 5. Running state universities — State 6. Running the state highway patrol — State
3.1. Giving out car license plates — State 2. Giving out driver's licenses — State 3. Running national parks such as Yellowstone — National 4. Running the city police department — Local 5. Running the town's public library — Local 6. Running the US Postal Service — National

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