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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: State senators debate a new bill, The state transportation department repairs highways, A jury in a state court hears a trial, Writes a bill about school bus safety, The governor sends the National Guard to help after a flood

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

Sort: Votes to change a state law, State police enforce traffic laws on highways, Rangers run the state parks, A judge sentences someone found guilty of breaking a state law, Holds hearings where citizens speak about a bill

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

Sort: A state judge decides a case, Votes to send an amendment to the voters, Overrides the governor's veto, The governor vetoes a bill, The governor proposes a budget

LegislativeExecutiveJudicial

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Answer key — Which Branch of State Government?

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  1. 1.1. A jury in a state court hears 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 state transportation department repairs highways — Executive 5. Writes a bill about school bus safety — Legislative
  2. 2.1. A judge sentences someone found guilty of breaking a state law — Judicial 2. Holds hearings where citizens speak about a bill — Legislative 3. Rangers run the state parks — Executive 4. State police enforce traffic laws on highways — Executive 5. Votes to change a state law — Legislative
  3. 3.1. A state judge decides a case — Judicial 2. Overrides the governor's veto — Legislative 3. The governor proposes a budget — Executive 4. The governor vetoes a bill — Executive 5. Votes to send an amendment to the voters — Legislative

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