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How a State Is Governed is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on what every state constitution sets up, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Civ.5.3-5. It prints 8 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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How a State Is Governed

D2.Civ.5.3-5

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Choose the best answer.

1.Which branch of state government makes the state's laws?
  • A.The executive branch
  • B.The legislative branch
  • C.The judicial branch
2.What do state courts do?
  • A.Write the state's laws
  • B.Collect the state's taxes
  • C.Decide cases and say what state laws mean
3.What sets up the government of each state?
  • A.The Declaration of Independence
  • B.The state's own constitution
  • C.A letter from the President
4.How can the people of a state change their state constitution?
  • A.They can never change it
  • B.By asking a neighboring state
  • C.By approving an amendment, often in a vote
5.Most state legislatures have two houses, like Congress. Which pair is an example?
  • A.A state senate and a state house of representatives
  • B.A governor and a mayor
  • C.A county and a city
6.Who chooses the governor of a state?
  • A.The state's judges
  • B.The President
  • C.The state's voters, in an election
7.Who leads the executive branch of a state?
  • A.The governor
  • B.The mayor
  • C.The Chief Justice of the United States
8.What can a governor do with a bill the legislature has passed?
  • A.Send it to the President to sign
  • B.Turn it into a court case
  • C.Sign it into law or veto it

LessonPrint · D2.Civ.5.3-5 · Set 15 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — How a State Is Governed

Set 15. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.The legislative branch
  2. 2.Decide cases and say what state laws mean
  3. 3.The state's own constitution
  4. 4.By approving an amendment, often in a vote
  5. 5.A state senate and a state house of representatives
  6. 6.The state's voters, in an election
  7. 7.The governor
  8. 8.Sign it into law or veto it

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.5.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.