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 car license plates, Making treaties with other countries, Running the army, navy and air force, Building and repairing state highways, Fixing potholes on city streets

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

Sort: Giving out driver's licenses, Running the city police department, Looking after a city park and playground, Running the state highway patrol, Printing paper money, Giving out passports for travel abroad

LocalStateNational

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

Sort: Putting out fires in your neighborhood, Running the US Postal Service, Collecting trash from homes in town, Running national parks such as Yellowstone, Running state parks, Running state universities

LocalStateNational

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Answer key — Local, State or National Government?

Set 22. Prints on its own sheet.

1.1. Building and repairing state highways — State 2. Fixing potholes on city streets — Local 3. Giving out car license plates — State 4. Making treaties with other countries — National 5. Running the army, navy and air force — National 6. Running the public schools in your school district — Local
2.1. Giving out driver's licenses — State 2. Giving out passports for travel abroad — National 3. Looking after a city park and playground — Local 4. Printing paper money — National 5. Running the city police department — Local 6. Running the state highway patrol — State
3.1. Collecting trash from homes in town — Local 2. Putting out fires in your neighborhood — Local 3. Running national parks such as Yellowstone — National 4. Running state parks — State 5. Running state universities — State 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.