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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

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Draw a line from each job to the office or body that does it.

1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • Makes the state's laws
  • Leads the executive branch of the nation
  • Takes over if the President cannot serve
  • Leads the executive branch of a state
  • A.The Vice President
  • B.The state legislature
  • C.The President
  • D.The governor
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • Is the highest court in the nation
  • Takes over if the governor cannot serve, in many states
  • Runs a county's government in many states
  • Makes local laws, called ordinances, for a city
  • A.The US Supreme Court
  • B.The city council
  • C.The lieutenant governor
  • D.A county board or commission

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Answer key — Levels and Branches of Government

Set 11. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Makes the state's laws — B (The state legislature) 2. Leads the executive branch of the nation — C (The President) 3. Takes over if the President cannot serve — A (The Vice President) 4. Leads the executive branch of a state — D (The governor)
  2. 2.1. Is the highest court in the nation — A (The US Supreme Court) 2. Takes over if the governor cannot serve, in many states — C (The lieutenant governor) 3. Runs a county's government in many states — D (A county board or commission) 4. Makes local laws, called ordinances, for a city — B (The city council)

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.1.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.