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

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

Sort: An appeals court reviews a trial, Overrides the governor's veto, Holds hearings where citizens speak about a bill, Rangers run the state parks, State police enforce traffic laws on highways

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

Sort: The governor signs a bill into law, State senators debate a new bill, A judge sentences someone found guilty of breaking a state law, Votes to send an amendment to the voters, The governor vetoes a bill

LegislativeExecutiveJudicial

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Answer key — Which Branch of State Government?

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  1. 1.1. The governor proposes a budget — 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
  2. 2.1. An appeals court reviews a trial — Judicial 2. Holds hearings where citizens speak about a bill — Legislative 3. Overrides the governor's veto — Legislative 4. Rangers run the state parks — Executive 5. State police enforce traffic laws on highways — Executive
  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 signs a bill into law — 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.