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

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Sort each power into the right level.

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

Sort: Passing an Act to allow a railway, Deciding national taxes, Repairing the county roads, Setting county rates

National governmentCounty government

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

Sort: Supplying water to villages, Deciding whether land may be taken, Setting the law on workhouses, Funding village schools

National governmentCounty government

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

Sort: Declaring war or making treaties, Holding a county election, Setting rules for all counties, Running the county workhouse

National governmentCounty government

LessonPrint · D2.Civ.5.3-5 · Set 19 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — National or County?

Set 19. Prints on its own sheet.

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

More practice for D2.Civ.5.3-5

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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.