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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Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.

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: Writing and changing the state constitution, Running the public schools in your school district, Giving out driver's licenses, Printing paper money, Running the town's public library, Running the army, navy and air force

LocalStateNational

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

Sort: Deciding who can become a US citizen, Giving licenses to nurses and doctors, Looking after a city park and playground, Fixing potholes on city streets, Running the US Postal Service, Running the state highway patrol

LocalStateNational

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

Sort: Collecting trash from homes in town, Running state parks, Giving out passports for travel abroad, Making coins at the US Mint, Running state universities, Running the city police department

LocalStateNational

LessonPrint · D2.Civ.5.3-5 · Set 25 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Local, State or National Government?

Set 25. Prints on its own sheet.

1.1. Giving out driver's licenses — State 2. Printing paper money — National 3. Running the army, navy and air force — National 4. Running the public schools in your school district — Local 5. Running the town's public library — Local 6. Writing and changing the state constitution — State
2.1. Deciding who can become a US citizen — National 2. Fixing potholes on city streets — Local 3. Giving licenses to nurses and doctors — State 4. Looking after a city park and playground — Local 5. Running the state highway patrol — State 6. Running the US Postal Service — National
3.1. Collecting trash from homes in town — Local 2. Giving out passports for travel abroad — National 3. Making coins at the US Mint — National 4. Running state parks — State 5. Running state universities — State 6. Running the city police department — Local

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