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
Takes over if the President cannot serve
Hears cases about state laws
A.The city council
B.The US Supreme Court
C.The Vice President
D.State courts
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Runs a county's government in many states
Leads the government of many cities
Leads the executive branch of the nation
Makes the state's laws
A.The President
B.The mayor
C.A county board or commission
D.The state legislature
LessonPrint · D2.Civ.1.3-5 · Set 17 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Levels and Branches of Government
Set 17. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Is the highest court in the nation — B (The US Supreme Court) 2. Makes local laws, called ordinances, for a city — A (The city council) 3. Takes over if the President cannot serve — C (The Vice President) 4. Hears cases about state laws — D (State courts)
2.1. Runs a county's government in many states — C (A county board or commission) 2. Leads the government of many cities — B (The mayor) 3. Leads the executive branch of the nation — A (The President) 4. Makes the state's laws — D (The state legislature)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.1.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.