National or County? is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on structure of systems of government, aligned to Common Core standard 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 pupils 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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National or County?

D2.Civ.5.3-5

NameDate

Sort each power into the right level.

1.Sort each one: National government or County government?

Sort: Supplying water to villages, Repairing the county roads, Declaring war or making treaties, Passing an Act to allow a railway

National governmentCounty government

2.Sort each one: National government or County government?

Sort: Setting the law on workhouses, Setting rules for all counties, Funding village schools, Running the county workhouse

National governmentCounty government

3.Sort each one: National government or County government?

Sort: Deciding national taxes, Holding a county election, Setting county rates, Deciding whether land may be taken

National governmentCounty government

LessonPrint · D2.Civ.5.3-5 · Set 18 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — National or County?

Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.

1.1. Declaring war or making treaties — National government 2. Passing an Act to allow a railway — National government 3. Repairing the county roads — County government 4. Supplying water to villages — County government
2.1. Funding village schools — County government 2. Running the county workhouse — County government 3. Setting rules for all counties — National government 4. Setting the law on workhouses — National government
3.1. Deciding national taxes — National government 2. Deciding whether land may be taken — National government 3. Holding a county election — County government 4. Setting county rates — County government

More practice for D2.Civ.5.3-5

Explain where different systems of government came from and how they are built.

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