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, Giving out driver's licenses, Building and repairing state highways, Making treaties with other countries, Running national parks such as Yellowstone, Running the city police department

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

Sort: Running the army, navy and air force, Writing and changing the state constitution, Printing paper money, Collecting trash from homes in town, Running state universities, Running the town's public library

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

Sort: Deciding who can become a US citizen, Giving licenses to nurses and doctors, Making coins at the US Mint, Putting out fires in your neighborhood, Running state parks, Fixing potholes on city streets

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LessonPrint · D2.Civ.5.3-5 · Set 21 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Local, State or National Government?

Set 21. Prints on its own sheet.

1.1. Building and repairing state highways — State 2. Giving out driver's licenses — State 3. Making treaties with other countries — National 4. Running national parks such as Yellowstone — National 5. Running the city police department — Local 6. Running the public schools in your school district — Local
2.1. Collecting trash from homes in town — Local 2. Printing paper money — National 3. Running state universities — State 4. Running the army, navy and air force — National 5. Running the town's public library — Local 6. Writing and changing the state constitution — State
3.1. Deciding who can become a US citizen — National 2. Fixing potholes on city streets — Local 3. Giving licenses to nurses and doctors — State 4. Making coins at the US Mint — National 5. Putting out fires in your neighborhood — Local 6. Running state parks — State

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