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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: Is led by the Chief Justice, Can veto a bill, Chooses the members of the Cabinet, Decides if a law follows the Constitution, Can declare war, Decides how the national government spends money

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

Sort: Makes the laws, Federal judges and courts, Hears cases and settles disagreements about the law, The President, The House of Representatives, Commands the armed forces

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

Sort: Lives and works in the White House, Carries out the laws, Has 100 senators, two from each state, Decides what laws mean, Has nine justices, The Senate

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LessonPrint · D2.Civ.5.3-5 · Set 9 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — The Three Branches

Set 9. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Can declare war — Legislative 2. Can veto a bill — Executive 3. Chooses the members of the Cabinet — Executive 4. Decides how the national government spends money — Legislative 5. Decides if a law follows the Constitution — Judicial 6. Is led by the Chief Justice — Judicial
  2. 2.1. Commands the armed forces — Executive 2. Federal judges and courts — Judicial 3. Hears cases and settles disagreements about the law — Judicial 4. Makes the laws — Legislative 5. The House of Representatives — Legislative 6. The President — Executive
  3. 3.1. Carries out the laws — Executive 2. Decides what laws mean — Judicial 3. Has 100 senators, two from each state — Legislative 4. Has nine justices — Judicial 5. Lives and works in the White House — Executive 6. The Senate — Legislative

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