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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: The governor proposes a budget, Overrides the governor's veto, Holds hearings where citizens speak about a bill, The governor signs a bill into law, A state judge decides a case

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

Sort: A judge settles a dispute between two businesses, Votes to send an amendment to the voters, State police enforce traffic laws on highways, Rangers run the state parks, Votes to change a state law

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

Sort: The governor vetoes a bill, The state transportation department repairs highways, A judge sentences someone found guilty of breaking a state law, Votes to pass the state budget, State senators debate a new bill

LegislativeExecutiveJudicial

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Answer key — Which Branch of State Government?

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  1. 1.1. A state judge decides a case — Judicial 2. Holds hearings where citizens speak about a bill — Legislative 3. Overrides the governor's veto — Legislative 4. The governor proposes a budget — Executive 5. The governor signs a bill into law — Executive
  2. 2.1. A judge settles a dispute between two businesses — Judicial 2. Rangers run the state parks — Executive 3. State police enforce traffic laws on highways — Executive 4. Votes to change a state law — Legislative 5. Votes to send an amendment to the voters — Legislative
  3. 3.1. A judge sentences someone found guilty of breaking a state law — Judicial 2. State senators debate a new bill — Legislative 3. The governor vetoes a bill — Executive 4. The state transportation department repairs highways — Executive 5. Votes to pass the state budget — Legislative

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