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Who Runs a City? is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on local officials, what they do and how they are chosen, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Civ.1.3-5. It prints 2 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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Who Runs a City?

D2.Civ.1.3-5

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Draw a line from each official or group to what it does.

1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • Fire chief
  • City manager
  • Voters
  • Municipal judge
  • A.Choose council members, and in most cities the mayor, in an election
  • B.Leads the firefighters and the fire stations
  • C.Decides cases about breaking city laws, such as parking tickets
  • D.Is hired by the council to run the city's daily work
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • City council
  • School board
  • Sheriff
  • Parks director
  • A.Makes decisions for the public schools in a district
  • B.Leads the county's law officers and is usually elected
  • C.Votes on city laws and the city budget
  • D.Runs the city's parks and recreation programs

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Answer key — Who Runs a City?

Set 15. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Fire chief — B (Leads the firefighters and the fire stations) 2. City manager — D (Is hired by the council to run the city's daily work) 3. Voters — A (Choose council members, and in most cities the mayor, in an election) 4. Municipal judge — C (Decides cases about breaking city laws, such as parking tickets)
  2. 2.1. City council — C (Votes on city laws and the city budget) 2. School board — A (Makes decisions for the public schools in a district) 3. Sheriff — B (Leads the county's law officers and is usually elected) 4. Parks director — D (Runs the city's parks and recreation programs)

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.1.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.