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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
  • Voters
  • City manager
  • Sheriff
  • A.Runs the city's parks and recreation programs
  • B.Is hired by the council to run the city's daily work
  • C.Leads the county's law officers and is usually elected
  • D.Choose council members, and in most cities the mayor, in an election
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • Police chief
  • Fire chief
  • City council
  • County commissioners
  • A.Leads the officers who keep people safe in the city
  • B.Run the county government, often for many towns
  • C.Votes on city laws and the city budget
  • D.Leads the firefighters and the fire stations

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Answer key — Who Runs a City?

Set 5. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Parks director — A (Runs the city's parks and recreation programs) 2. Voters — D (Choose council members, and in most cities the mayor, in an election) 3. City manager — B (Is hired by the council to run the city's daily work) 4. Sheriff — C (Leads the county's law officers and is usually elected)
  2. 2.1. Police chief — A (Leads the officers who keep people safe in the city) 2. Fire chief — D (Leads the firefighters and the fire stations) 3. City council — C (Votes on city laws and the city budget) 4. County commissioners — B (Run the county government, often for many towns)

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