Levels and Branches of Government is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on who makes, carries out and judges laws at each level, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Civ.1.3-5. It prints 2 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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Levels and Branches of Government
D2.Civ.1.3-5
NameDate
Draw a line from each job to the office or body that does it.
1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Takes over if the President cannot serve
Makes local laws, called ordinances, for a city
Hears cases about state laws
Makes the state's laws
A.State courts
B.The state legislature
C.The city council
D.The Vice President
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Is the highest court in the nation
Sets rules for the public schools in a school district
Leads the executive branch of the nation
Leads the government of many cities
A.The President
B.The mayor
C.The US Supreme Court
D.The school board
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Answer key — Levels and Branches of Government
Set 10. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Takes over if the President cannot serve — D (The Vice President) 2. Makes local laws, called ordinances, for a city — C (The city council) 3. Hears cases about state laws — A (State courts) 4. Makes the state's laws — B (The state legislature)
2.1. Is the highest court in the nation — C (The US Supreme Court) 2. Sets rules for the public schools in a school district — D (The school board) 3. Leads the executive branch of the nation — A (The President) 4. Leads the government of many cities — B (The mayor)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.1.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.