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 governor cannot serve, in many states
Takes over if the President cannot serve
Leads the government of many cities
Hears cases about state laws
A.The lieutenant governor
B.The mayor
C.State courts
D.The Vice President
2.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
Makes laws for the whole nation
A.The US Supreme Court
B.The city council
C.The state legislature
D.Congress
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Answer key — Levels and Branches of Government
Set 15. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Takes over if the governor cannot serve, in many states — A (The lieutenant governor) 2. Takes over if the President cannot serve — D (The Vice President) 3. Leads the government of many cities — B (The mayor) 4. Hears cases about state laws — C (State courts)
2.1. Is the highest court in the nation — A (The US Supreme Court) 2. Makes local laws, called ordinances, for a city — B (The city council) 3. Makes the state's laws — C (The state legislature) 4. Makes laws for the whole nation — D (Congress)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.1.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.