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
Runs a county's government in many states
Makes the state's laws
Leads the executive branch of a state
A.A county board or commission
B.The governor
C.The state legislature
D.The US Supreme Court
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Leads the government of many cities
Makes laws for the whole nation
Takes over if the governor cannot serve, in many states
Takes over if the President cannot serve
A.The lieutenant governor
B.Congress
C.The mayor
D.The Vice President
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Answer key — Levels and Branches of Government
Set 9. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Is the highest court in the nation — D (The US Supreme Court) 2. Runs a county's government in many states — A (A county board or commission) 3. Makes the state's laws — C (The state legislature) 4. Leads the executive branch of a state — B (The governor)
2.1. Leads the government of many cities — C (The mayor) 2. Makes laws for the whole nation — B (Congress) 3. Takes over if the governor cannot serve, in many states — A (The lieutenant governor) 4. Takes over if the President cannot serve — D (The Vice President)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.1.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.