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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.
  • Leads the executive branch of a state
  • Makes the state's laws
  • Takes over if the President cannot serve
  • Hears cases about state laws
  • A.The state legislature
  • B.State courts
  • C.The governor
  • D.The Vice President
2.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
  • Makes local laws, called ordinances, for a city
  • Leads the government of many cities
  • A.The lieutenant governor
  • B.The city council
  • C.The mayor
  • D.The school board

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Answer key — Levels and Branches of Government

Set 16. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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