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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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1.Where does a state's legislature meet?
  • A.In Washington, DC
  • B.In the state capital
  • C.In the largest city of a neighboring state
2.Can a state make a law that breaks the US Constitution?
  • A.Yes, if the state is large enough
  • B.Yes, if the governor agrees
  • C.No, the US Constitution is the supreme law of the land
3.What do state courts do?
  • A.Collect the state's taxes
  • B.Decide cases and say what state laws mean
  • C.Write the state's laws
4.Most state legislatures have two houses, like Congress. Which pair is an example?
  • A.A governor and a mayor
  • B.A state senate and a state house of representatives
  • C.A county and a city
5.Which branch of state government makes the state's laws?
  • A.The executive branch
  • B.The legislative branch
  • C.The judicial branch
6.What can a governor do with a bill the legislature has passed?
  • A.Sign it into law or veto it
  • B.Send it to the President to sign
  • C.Turn it into a court case
7.What sets up the government of each state?
  • A.A letter from the President
  • B.The Declaration of Independence
  • C.The state's own constitution
8.Who leads the executive branch of a state?
  • A.The mayor
  • B.The Chief Justice of the United States
  • C.The governor

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Answer key — How a State Is Governed

Set 19. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.In the state capital
  2. 2.No, the US Constitution is the supreme law of the land
  3. 3.Decide cases and say what state laws mean
  4. 4.A state senate and a state house of representatives
  5. 5.The legislative branch
  6. 6.Sign it into law or veto it
  7. 7.The state's own constitution
  8. 8.The governor

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