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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 government of many cities
  • Makes laws for the whole nation
  • Runs a county's government in many states
  • Takes over if the governor cannot serve, in many states
  • A.The lieutenant governor
  • B.Congress
  • C.The mayor
  • D.A county board or commission
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • Makes the state's laws
  • Takes over if the President cannot serve
  • Is the highest court in the nation
  • Sets rules for the public schools in a school district
  • A.The US Supreme Court
  • B.The school board
  • C.The Vice President
  • D.The state legislature

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Answer key — Levels and Branches of Government

Set 4. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Leads the government of many cities — C (The mayor) 2. Makes laws for the whole nation — B (Congress) 3. Runs a county's government in many states — D (A county board or commission) 4. Takes over if the governor cannot serve, in many states — A (The lieutenant governor)
  2. 2.1. Makes the state's laws — D (The state legislature) 2. Takes over if the President cannot serve — C (The Vice President) 3. Is the highest court in the nation — A (The US Supreme Court) 4. Sets rules for the public schools in a school district — B (The school board)

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