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.
Hears cases about state laws
Is the highest court in the nation
Leads the executive branch of the nation
Takes over if the President cannot serve
A.State courts
B.The Vice President
C.The US Supreme Court
D.The President
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Runs a county's government in many states
Takes over if the governor cannot serve, in many states
Makes the state's laws
Makes laws for the whole nation
A.Congress
B.A county board or commission
C.The lieutenant governor
D.The state legislature
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Answer key — Levels and Branches of Government
Set 23. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Hears cases about state laws — A (State courts) 2. Is the highest court in the nation — C (The US Supreme Court) 3. Leads the executive branch of the nation — D (The President) 4. Takes over if the President cannot serve — B (The Vice President)
2.1. Runs a county's government in many states — B (A county board or commission) 2. Takes over if the governor cannot serve, in many states — C (The lieutenant governor) 3. Makes the state's laws — D (The state legislature) 4. Makes laws for the whole nation — A (Congress)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.1.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.