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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.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
2.Who chooses the governor of a state?
  • A.The state's voters, in an election
  • B.The state's judges
  • C.The President
3.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
4.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
5.Can a state make a law that breaks the US Constitution?
  • A.Yes, if the state is large enough
  • B.No, the US Constitution is the supreme law of the land
  • C.Yes, if the governor agrees
6.Where does a state's legislature meet?
  • A.In Washington, DC
  • B.In the largest city of a neighboring state
  • C.In the state capital
7.What can a governor do with a bill the legislature has passed?
  • A.Turn it into a court case
  • B.Sign it into law or veto it
  • C.Send it to the President to sign
8.How can the people of a state change their state constitution?
  • A.By asking a neighboring state
  • B.They can never change it
  • C.By approving an amendment, often in a vote

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Answer key — How a State Is Governed

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  1. 1.Decide cases and say what state laws mean
  2. 2.The state's voters, in an election
  3. 3.A state senate and a state house of representatives
  4. 4.The state's own constitution
  5. 5.No, the US Constitution is the supreme law of the land
  6. 6.In the state capital
  7. 7.Sign it into law or veto it
  8. 8.By approving an amendment, often in a vote

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