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.
Runs a county's government in many states
Makes the state's laws
Is the highest court in the nation
Hears cases about state laws
A.The US Supreme Court
B.A county board or commission
C.State courts
D.The state legislature
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Leads the executive branch of a state
Makes laws for the whole nation
Takes over if the President cannot serve
Sets rules for the public schools in a school district
A.The Vice President
B.The governor
C.The school board
D.Congress
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Answer key — Levels and Branches of Government
Set 25. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Runs a county's government in many states — B (A county board or commission) 2. Makes the state's laws — D (The state legislature) 3. Is the highest court in the nation — A (The US Supreme Court) 4. Hears cases about state laws — C (State courts)
2.1. Leads the executive branch of a state — B (The governor) 2. Makes laws for the whole nation — D (Congress) 3. Takes over if the President cannot serve — A (The Vice President) 4. Sets rules for the public schools in a school district — C (The school board)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.1.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.