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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.Where does a state's legislature meet?
  • A.In the largest city of a neighboring state
  • B.In the state capital
  • C.In Washington, DC
2.Which branch of state government makes the state's laws?
  • A.The legislative branch
  • B.The executive branch
  • C.The judicial branch
3.Which of these is a job for state government rather than the national government?
  • A.Printing paper money
  • B.Issuing driver's licenses
  • C.Making treaties with other countries
4.Most state legislatures have two houses, like Congress. Which pair is an example?
  • A.A county and a city
  • B.A state senate and a state house of representatives
  • C.A governor and a mayor
5.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
6.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
7.What do state courts do?
  • A.Collect the state's taxes
  • B.Write the state's laws
  • C.Decide cases and say what state laws mean
8.Who chooses the governor of a state?
  • A.The state's judges
  • B.The President
  • C.The state's voters, in an election

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Answer key — How a State Is Governed

Set 7. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.In the state capital
  2. 2.The legislative branch
  3. 3.Issuing driver's licenses
  4. 4.A state senate and a state house of representatives
  5. 5.Sign it into law or veto it
  6. 6.The state's own constitution
  7. 7.Decide cases and say what state laws mean
  8. 8.The state's voters, in an election

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