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 state parks, Running the city police department, Running the US Postal Service, Writing and changing the state constitution, Collecting trash from homes in town, Deciding who can become a US citizen

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

Sort: Running the town's public library, Making treaties with other countries, Looking after a city park and playground, Giving out passports for travel abroad, Giving out driver's licenses, Giving licenses to nurses and doctors

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

Sort: Deciding where stop signs go on neighborhood streets, Giving out car license plates, Running the public schools in your school district, Making coins at the US Mint, Running national parks such as Yellowstone, Running state universities

LocalStateNational

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Answer key — Local, State or National Government?

Set 23. Prints on its own sheet.

1.1. Collecting trash from homes in town — Local 2. Deciding who can become a US citizen — National 3. Running state parks — State 4. Running the city police department — Local 5. Running the US Postal Service — National 6. Writing and changing the state constitution — State
2.1. Giving licenses to nurses and doctors — State 2. Giving out driver's licenses — State 3. Giving out passports for travel abroad — National 4. Looking after a city park and playground — Local 5. Making treaties with other countries — National 6. Running the town's public library — Local
3.1. Deciding where stop signs go on neighborhood streets — Local 2. Giving out car license plates — State 3. Making coins at the US Mint — National 4. Running national parks such as Yellowstone — National 5. Running state universities — State 6. Running the public schools in your school district — Local

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