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: Printing paper money, Writing and changing the state constitution, Putting out fires in your neighborhood, Giving out car license plates, Giving out passports for travel abroad, Collecting trash from homes in town

LocalStateNational

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

Sort: Running the army, navy and air force, Building and repairing state highways, Giving out driver's licenses, Running the city police department, Fixing potholes on city streets, Running national parks such as Yellowstone

LocalStateNational

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

Sort: Running the town's public library, Deciding who can become a US citizen, Looking after a city park and playground, Giving licenses to nurses and doctors, Making treaties with other countries, Running state universities

LocalStateNational

LessonPrint · D2.Civ.5.3-5 · Set 3 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Local, State or National Government?

Set 3. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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