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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
  • Sheriff
  • City council
  • County commissioners
  • A.Votes on city laws and the city budget
  • B.Decides cases about breaking city laws, such as parking tickets
  • C.Leads the county's law officers and is usually elected
  • D.Run the county government, often for many towns
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • City manager
  • Fire chief
  • Voters
  • City clerk
  • A.Leads the firefighters and the fire stations
  • B.Choose council members, and in most cities the mayor, in an election
  • C.Keeps the official records of council meetings
  • D.Is hired by the council to run the city's daily work

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Answer key — Who Runs a City?

Set 4. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Municipal judge — B (Decides cases about breaking city laws, such as parking tickets) 2. Sheriff — C (Leads the county's law officers and is usually elected) 3. City council — A (Votes on city laws and the city budget) 4. County commissioners — D (Run the county government, often for many towns)
  2. 2.1. City manager — D (Is hired by the council to run the city's daily work) 2. Fire chief — A (Leads the firefighters and the fire stations) 3. Voters — B (Choose council members, and in most cities the mayor, in an election) 4. City clerk — C (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.