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: Fixing potholes on city streets, Giving out car license plates, Running national parks such as Yellowstone, Running the public schools in your school district, Giving out passports for travel abroad, Running state universities

LocalStateNational

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

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

LocalStateNational

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

Sort: Running the US Postal Service, Putting out fires in your neighborhood, Collecting trash from homes in town, Giving out driver's licenses, Printing paper money, Running the state highway patrol

LocalStateNational

LessonPrint · D2.Civ.5.3-5 · Set 8 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Local, State or National Government?

Set 8. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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