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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

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.
  • Sets rules for the public schools in a school district
  • Takes over if the governor cannot serve, in many states
  • Leads the government of many cities
  • Hears cases about state laws
  • A.The mayor
  • B.State courts
  • C.The school board
  • D.The lieutenant governor
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • Makes local laws, called ordinances, for a city
  • Leads the executive branch of a state
  • Is the highest court in the nation
  • Runs a county's government in many states
  • A.The governor
  • B.The US Supreme Court
  • C.The city council
  • D.A county board or commission

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Answer key — Levels and Branches of Government

Set 14. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Sets rules for the public schools in a school district — C (The school board) 2. Takes over if the governor cannot serve, in many states — D (The lieutenant governor) 3. Leads the government of many cities — A (The mayor) 4. Hears cases about state laws — B (State courts)
  2. 2.1. Makes local laws, called ordinances, for a city — C (The city council) 2. Leads the executive branch of a state — A (The governor) 3. Is the highest court in the nation — B (The US Supreme Court) 4. Runs a county's government in many states — D (A county board or commission)

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