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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.
  • Parks director
  • Municipal judge
  • County commissioners
  • Police chief
  • A.Runs the city's parks and recreation programs
  • B.Leads the officers who keep people safe in the city
  • C.Decides cases about breaking city laws, such as parking tickets
  • D.Run the county government, often for many towns
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • Voters
  • City manager
  • School board
  • City clerk
  • A.Is hired by the council to run the city's daily work
  • B.Keeps the official records of council meetings
  • C.Choose council members, and in most cities the mayor, in an election
  • D.Makes decisions for the public schools in a district

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Answer key — Who Runs a City?

Set 20. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Parks director — A (Runs the city's parks and recreation programs) 2. Municipal judge — C (Decides cases about breaking city laws, such as parking tickets) 3. County commissioners — D (Run the county government, often for many towns) 4. Police chief — B (Leads the officers who keep people safe in the city)
  2. 2.1. Voters — C (Choose council members, and in most cities the mayor, in an election) 2. City manager — A (Is hired by the council to run the city's daily work) 3. School board — D (Makes decisions for the public schools in a district) 4. City clerk — B (Keeps the official records of council meetings)

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