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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.Why does each state government have three branches?
  • A.So the state can have three governors
  • B.So no one part of the government has all the power
  • C.So the state can ignore its courts
2.Who chooses the governor of a state?
  • A.The state's judges
  • B.The President
  • C.The state's voters, in an election
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 approving an amendment, often in a vote
  • C.By asking a neighboring state
5.Which branch of state government makes the state's laws?
  • A.The legislative branch
  • B.The judicial branch
  • C.The executive branch
6.Who leads the executive branch of a state?
  • A.The mayor
  • B.The governor
  • C.The Chief Justice of the United States
7.What do state courts do?
  • A.Decide cases and say what state laws mean
  • B.Collect the state's taxes
  • C.Write the state's laws
8.What can a governor do with a bill the legislature has passed?
  • A.Sign it into law or veto it
  • B.Turn it into a court case
  • C.Send it to the President to sign

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Answer key — How a State Is Governed

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  1. 1.So no one part of the government has all the power
  2. 2.The state's voters, in an election
  3. 3.The state's own constitution
  4. 4.By approving an amendment, often in a vote
  5. 5.The legislative branch
  6. 6.The governor
  7. 7.Decide cases and say what state laws mean
  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.