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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: Votes on new laws, called bills, Has nine justices, Decides what laws mean, Lives and works in the White House, The Vice President, The Senate

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

Sort: The House of Representatives, Makes the laws, Commands the armed forces, Hears cases and settles disagreements about the law, The Supreme Court, Can veto a bill

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

Sort: Has 100 senators, two from each state, Federal judges and courts, Carries out the laws, Chooses the members of the Cabinet, Congress, Is led by the Chief Justice

LegislativeExecutiveJudicial

LessonPrint · D2.Civ.5.3-5 · Set 3 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — The Three Branches

Set 3. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Decides what laws mean — Judicial 2. Has nine justices — Judicial 3. Lives and works in the White House — Executive 4. The Senate — Legislative 5. The Vice President — Executive 6. Votes on new laws, called bills — Legislative
  2. 2.1. Can veto a bill — Executive 2. Commands the armed forces — Executive 3. Hears cases and settles disagreements about the law — Judicial 4. Makes the laws — Legislative 5. The House of Representatives — Legislative 6. The Supreme Court — Judicial
  3. 3.1. Carries out the laws — Executive 2. Chooses the members of the Cabinet — Executive 3. Congress — Legislative 4. Federal judges and courts — Judicial 5. Has 100 senators, two from each state — Legislative 6. Is led by the Chief Justice — Judicial

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