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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: Writing and changing the state constitution, Running the US Postal Service, Giving out car license plates, Putting out fires in your neighborhood, Running the city police department, Making treaties with other countries

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

Sort: Fixing potholes on city streets, Running state parks, Running state universities, Deciding who can become a US citizen, Deciding where stop signs go on neighborhood streets, Making coins at the US Mint

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

Sort: Giving out driver's licenses, Giving out passports for travel abroad, Running the army, navy and air force, Looking after a city park and playground, Running the public schools in your school district, Building and repairing state highways

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Answer key — Local, State or National Government?

Set 6. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Giving out car license plates — State 2. Making treaties with other countries — National 3. Putting out fires in your neighborhood — Local 4. Running the city police department — Local 5. Running the US Postal Service — National 6. Writing and changing the state constitution — State
  2. 2.1. Deciding where stop signs go on neighborhood streets — Local 2. Deciding who can become a US citizen — National 3. Fixing potholes on city streets — Local 4. Making coins at the US Mint — National 5. Running state parks — State 6. Running state universities — State
  3. 3.1. Building and repairing state highways — 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. Running the army, navy and air force — National 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.