Which Branch of State Government? is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on sorting state government actions into the three branches, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Civ.1.3-5. It prints 3 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.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Sort each action into the branch of state government that does it.
1.Sort each one: Legislative or Executive or Judicial?
Sort: The governor signs a bill into law, A state judge decides a case, The governor sends the National Guard to help after a flood, Votes to send an amendment to the voters, Holds hearings where citizens speak about a bill
LegislativeExecutiveJudicial
2.Sort each one: Legislative or Executive or Judicial?
Sort: Votes to change a state law, Rangers run the state parks, The governor proposes a budget, Writes a bill about school bus safety, An appeals court reviews a trial
LegislativeExecutiveJudicial
3.Sort each one: Legislative or Executive or Judicial?
Sort: Votes to pass the state budget, A jury in a state court hears a trial, The governor vetoes a bill, Overrides the governor's veto, State police enforce traffic laws on highways
LegislativeExecutiveJudicial
LessonPrint · D2.Civ.1.3-5 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Which Branch of State Government?
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A state judge decides a case — Judicial 2. Holds hearings where citizens speak about a bill — Legislative 3. The governor sends the National Guard to help after a flood — Executive 4. The governor signs a bill into law — Executive 5. Votes to send an amendment to the voters — Legislative
2.1. An appeals court reviews a trial — Judicial 2. Rangers run the state parks — Executive 3. The governor proposes a budget — Executive 4. Votes to change a state law — Legislative 5. Writes a bill about school bus safety — Legislative
3.1. A jury in a state court hears a trial — Judicial 2. Overrides the governor's veto — Legislative 3. State police enforce traffic laws on highways — Executive 4. The governor vetoes a bill — Executive 5. Votes to pass the state budget — Legislative
Questions about Which Branch of State Government?
What does the Which Branch of State Government? worksheet cover?
It practices sorting state government actions into the three branches — 3 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on C3 Framework D2.Civ.1.3-5: Tell apart what officials at different levels of government can and cannot do. The instruction to students is “Sort each action into the branch of state government that does it”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which C3 Framework indicator does Which Branch of State Government? practice?
D2.Civ.1.3-5, under Civics for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published indicator reads: “Distinguish the responsibilities and powers of government officials at various levels and branches of government and in different times and places.” The worksheet assesses that indicator rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Which Branch of State Government? is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D2.Civ.1.3-5, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Which Branch of State Government? come with an answer key?
Yes. All 3 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Which Branch of State Government? can I print?
25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is Which Branch of State Government? free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Which Branch of State Government?, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
More practice for D2.Civ.1.3-5
Tell apart what officials at different levels of government can and cannot do.