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.
Is the highest court in the nation
Makes local laws, called ordinances, for a city
Makes the state's laws
Leads the executive branch of a state
A.The governor
B.The city council
C.The US Supreme Court
D.The state legislature
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Runs a county's government in many states
Makes laws for the whole nation
Hears cases about state laws
Sets rules for the public schools in a school district
A.State courts
B.A county board or commission
C.Congress
D.The school board
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Answer key — Levels and Branches of Government
Set 13. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Is the highest court in the nation — C (The US Supreme Court) 2. Makes local laws, called ordinances, for a city — B (The city council) 3. Makes the state's laws — D (The state legislature) 4. Leads the executive branch of a state — A (The governor)
2.1. Runs a county's government in many states — B (A county board or commission) 2. Makes laws for the whole nation — C (Congress) 3. Hears cases about state laws — A (State courts) 4. Sets rules for the public schools in a school district — D (The school board)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.1.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.