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: Writes a bill about school bus safety, Rangers run the state parks, The governor signs a bill into law, Holds hearings where citizens speak about a bill, An appeals court reviews a trial

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

Sort: State police enforce traffic laws on highways, Overrides the governor's veto, A judge settles a dispute between two businesses, Votes to change a state law, The state transportation department repairs highways

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

Sort: The governor sends the National Guard to help after a flood, Votes to pass the state budget, State senators debate a new bill, The governor vetoes a bill, The state's highest court decides what a state law means

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Answer key — Which Branch of State Government?

Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.

1.1. An appeals court reviews a trial — Judicial 2. Holds hearings where citizens speak about a bill — Legislative 3. Rangers run the state parks — Executive 4. The governor signs a bill into law — Executive 5. Writes a bill about school bus safety — Legislative
2.1. A judge settles a dispute between two businesses — Judicial 2. Overrides the governor's veto — Legislative 3. State police enforce traffic laws on highways — Executive 4. The state transportation department repairs highways — Executive 5. Votes to change a state law — Legislative
3.1. State senators debate a new bill — Legislative 2. The governor sends the National Guard to help after a flood — Executive 3. The governor vetoes a bill — Executive 4. The state's highest court decides what a state law means — Judicial 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.