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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.

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Which Branch of State Government?

D2.Civ.1.3-5

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Sort each action into the branch of state government that does it.

1.Sort each one: Legislative or Executive or Judicial?

Sort: Votes to pass the state budget, The state transportation department repairs highways, A court decides whether a law breaks the state constitution, Writes a bill about school bus safety, The governor proposes a budget

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2.Sort each one: Legislative or Executive or Judicial?

Sort: The governor vetoes a bill, An appeals court reviews a trial, State senators debate a new bill, The governor sends the National Guard to help after a flood, Votes to send an amendment to the voters

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3.Sort each one: Legislative or Executive or Judicial?

Sort: Holds hearings where citizens speak about a bill, Overrides the governor's veto, A judge settles a dispute between two businesses, The governor signs a bill into law, Rangers run the state parks

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Answer key — Which Branch of State Government?

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  1. 1.1. A court decides whether a law breaks the state constitution — Judicial 2. The governor proposes a budget — Executive 3. The state transportation department repairs highways — Executive 4. Votes to pass the state budget — Legislative 5. Writes a bill about school bus safety — Legislative
  2. 2.1. An appeals court reviews a trial — Judicial 2. State senators debate a new bill — Legislative 3. The governor sends the National Guard to help after a flood — Executive 4. The governor vetoes a bill — Executive 5. Votes to send an amendment to the voters — Legislative
  3. 3.1. A judge settles a dispute between two businesses — Judicial 2. Holds hearings where citizens speak about a bill — Legislative 3. Overrides the governor's veto — Legislative 4. Rangers run the state parks — Executive 5. The governor signs a bill into law — Executive

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