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 2 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.

One paper per student

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.

Which Branch of State Government?

D2.Civ.1.3-5

NameDate

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, The state's highest court decides what a state law means, State police enforce traffic laws on highways, Holds hearings where citizens speak about a bill, Writes a bill about school bus safety

LegislativeExecutiveJudicial

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

Sort: Overrides the governor's veto, The state transportation department repairs highways, The governor signs a bill into law, A court decides whether a law breaks the state constitution, Votes to pass the state budget

LegislativeExecutiveJudicial

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

Sort: The governor sends the National Guard to help after a flood, Rangers run the state parks, Votes to send an amendment to the voters, A jury in a state court hears a trial, State senators debate a new bill

LegislativeExecutiveJudicial

LessonPrint · D2.Civ.1.3-5 · Set 2 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Which Branch of State Government?

Set 2. Prints on its own sheet.

1.1. Holds hearings where citizens speak about a bill — Legislative 2. State police enforce traffic laws on highways — Executive 3. The governor proposes a budget — Executive 4. The state's highest court decides what a state law means — Judicial 5. Writes a bill about school bus safety — Legislative
2.1. A court decides whether a law breaks the state constitution — Judicial 2. Overrides the governor's veto — Legislative 3. The governor signs a bill into law — Executive 4. The state transportation department repairs highways — Executive 5. Votes to pass the state budget — Legislative
3.1. A jury in a state court hears a trial — Judicial 2. Rangers run the state parks — Executive 3. State senators debate a new bill — Legislative 4. The governor sends the National Guard to help after a flood — 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.