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 police enforce traffic laws on highways, State senators debate a new bill, The governor vetoes a bill, Holds hearings where citizens speak about a bill, A jury in a state court hears a trial

LegislativeExecutiveJudicial

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

Sort: Overrides the governor's veto, The governor sends the National Guard to help after a flood, A court decides whether a law breaks the state constitution, Votes to change a state law, Rangers run the state parks

LegislativeExecutiveJudicial

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

Sort: The state transportation department repairs highways, The state's highest court decides what a state law means, The governor signs a bill into law, Votes to pass the state budget, Writes a bill about school bus safety

LegislativeExecutiveJudicial

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Answer key — Which Branch of State Government?

Set 3. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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