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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: Building and repairing state highways, Running the army, navy and air force, Deciding where stop signs go on neighborhood streets, Running the town's public library, Running national parks such as Yellowstone, Running the state highway patrol

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

Sort: Collecting trash from homes in town, Making treaties with other countries, Looking after a city park and playground, Giving out car license plates, Making coins at the US Mint, Giving licenses to nurses and doctors

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

Sort: Running state universities, Deciding who can become a US citizen, Putting out fires in your neighborhood, Giving out driver's licenses, Fixing potholes on city streets, Giving out passports for travel abroad

LocalStateNational

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Answer key — Local, State or National Government?

Set 7. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Building and repairing state highways — State 2. Deciding where stop signs go on neighborhood streets — Local 3. Running national parks such as Yellowstone — National 4. Running the army, navy and air force — National 5. Running the state highway patrol — State 6. Running the town's public library — Local
  2. 2.1. Collecting trash from homes in town — Local 2. Giving licenses to nurses and doctors — State 3. Giving out car license plates — State 4. Looking after a city park and playground — Local 5. Making coins at the US Mint — National 6. Making treaties with other countries — National
  3. 3.1. Deciding who can become a US citizen — National 2. Fixing potholes on city streets — Local 3. Giving out driver's licenses — State 4. Giving out passports for travel abroad — National 5. Putting out fires in your neighborhood — Local 6. Running state universities — State

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