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The Three Branches is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on what each branch of the US government does, 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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The Three Branches

D2.Civ.5.3-5

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Sort each one into the branch of the US government it belongs to.

1.Sort each one: Legislative or Executive or Judicial?

Sort: The Vice President, Makes the laws, The Senate, Federal judges and courts, Has nine justices, Chooses the members of the Cabinet

LegislativeExecutiveJudicial
2.Sort each one: Legislative or Executive or Judicial?

Sort: Votes on new laws, called bills, Carries out the laws, Has 100 senators, two from each state, Decides what laws mean, Its judges can serve for life, Lives and works in the White House

LegislativeExecutiveJudicial
3.Sort each one: Legislative or Executive or Judicial?

Sort: Is led by the Chief Justice, Can veto a bill, Decides if a law follows the Constitution, Decides how the national government spends money, The President, The House of Representatives

LegislativeExecutiveJudicial

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Answer key — The Three Branches

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  1. 1.1. Chooses the members of the Cabinet — Executive 2. Federal judges and courts — Judicial 3. Has nine justices — Judicial 4. Makes the laws — Legislative 5. The Senate — Legislative 6. The Vice President — Executive
  2. 2.1. Carries out the laws — Executive 2. Decides what laws mean — Judicial 3. Has 100 senators, two from each state — Legislative 4. Its judges can serve for life — Judicial 5. Lives and works in the White House — Executive 6. Votes on new laws, called bills — Legislative
  3. 3.1. Can veto a bill — Executive 2. Decides how the national government spends money — Legislative 3. Decides if a law follows the Constitution — Judicial 4. Is led by the Chief Justice — Judicial 5. The House of Representatives — Legislative 6. The President — Executive

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