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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.
  • Sheriff
  • City council
  • Voters
  • City clerk
  • A.Votes on city laws and the city budget
  • B.Leads the county's law officers and is usually elected
  • C.Choose council members, and in most cities the mayor, in an election
  • D.Keeps the official records of council meetings
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • Mayor
  • Parks director
  • School board
  • Fire chief
  • A.Leads the city government and is usually elected by voters
  • B.Makes decisions for the public schools in a district
  • C.Leads the firefighters and the fire stations
  • D.Runs the city's parks and recreation programs

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Answer key — Who Runs a City?

Set 23. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Sheriff — B (Leads the county's law officers and is usually elected) 2. City council — A (Votes on city laws and the city budget) 3. Voters — C (Choose council members, and in most cities the mayor, in an election) 4. City clerk — D (Keeps the official records of council meetings)
  2. 2.1. Mayor — A (Leads the city government and is usually elected by voters) 2. Parks director — D (Runs the city's parks and recreation programs) 3. School board — B (Makes decisions for the public schools in a district) 4. Fire chief — C (Leads the firefighters and the fire stations)

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