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, Giving out car license plates, Looking after a city park and playground, Building and repairing state highways, Giving out passports for travel abroad, Running the public schools in your school district

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

Sort: Collecting trash from homes in town, Deciding who can become a US citizen, Running the army, navy and air force, Deciding where stop signs go on neighborhood streets, Writing and changing the state constitution, Giving out driver's licenses

LocalStateNational

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

Sort: Putting out fires in your neighborhood, Running the town's public library, Running the US Postal Service, Running national parks such as Yellowstone, Running state parks, Running the state highway patrol

LocalStateNational

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Answer key — Local, State or National Government?

Set 20. Prints on its own sheet.

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