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 army, navy and air force, Deciding where stop signs go on neighborhood streets, Making treaties with other countries, Running state universities, Giving licenses to nurses and doctors, Running the public schools in your school district

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

Sort: Running the state highway patrol, Running state parks, Running national parks such as Yellowstone, Collecting trash from homes in town, Printing paper money, Looking after a city park and playground

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

Sort: Giving out car license plates, Deciding who can become a US citizen, Running the town's public library, Fixing potholes on city streets, Giving out passports for travel abroad, Writing and changing the state constitution

LocalStateNational

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Answer key — Local, State or National Government?

Set 24. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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