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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.
  • Municipal judge
  • Fire chief
  • School board
  • City clerk
  • A.Makes decisions for the public schools in a district
  • B.Keeps the official records of council meetings
  • C.Leads the firefighters and the fire stations
  • D.Decides cases about breaking city laws, such as parking tickets
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • Police chief
  • Voters
  • Sheriff
  • City manager
  • A.Choose council members, and in most cities the mayor, in an election
  • B.Leads the officers who keep people safe in the city
  • C.Leads the county's law officers and is usually elected
  • D.Is hired by the council to run the city's daily work

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Answer key — Who Runs a City?

Set 19. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Municipal judge — D (Decides cases about breaking city laws, such as parking tickets) 2. Fire chief — C (Leads the firefighters and the fire stations) 3. School board — A (Makes decisions for the public schools in a district) 4. City clerk — B (Keeps the official records of council meetings)
  2. 2.1. Police chief — B (Leads the officers who keep people safe in the city) 2. Voters — A (Choose council members, and in most cities the mayor, in an election) 3. Sheriff — C (Leads the county's law officers and is usually elected) 4. City manager — D (Is hired by the council to run the city's daily work)

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