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 the nation
Makes local laws, called ordinances, for a city
Is the highest court in the nation
Makes the state's laws
A.The US Supreme Court
B.The President
C.The city council
D.The state legislature
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Hears cases about state laws
Takes over if the President cannot serve
Sets rules for the public schools in a school district
Leads the government of many cities
A.State courts
B.The mayor
C.The school board
D.The Vice President
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Answer key — Levels and Branches of Government
Set 8. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Leads the executive branch of the nation — B (The President) 2. Makes local laws, called ordinances, for a city — C (The city council) 3. Is the highest court in the nation — A (The US Supreme Court) 4. Makes the state's laws — D (The state legislature)
2.1. Hears cases about state laws — A (State courts) 2. Takes over if the President cannot serve — D (The Vice President) 3. Sets rules for the public schools in a school district — C (The school board) 4. Leads the government of many cities — B (The mayor)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.1.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.