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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: Votes to change a state law, Rangers run the state parks, A judge sentences someone found guilty of breaking a state law, Holds hearings where citizens speak about a bill, The state transportation department repairs highways

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

Sort: A jury in a state court hears a trial, The governor sends the National Guard to help after a flood, The governor signs a bill into law, Votes to pass the state budget, State senators debate a new bill

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

Sort: An appeals court reviews a trial, State police enforce traffic laws on highways, Overrides the governor's veto, The governor proposes a budget, Writes a bill about school bus safety

LegislativeExecutiveJudicial

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Answer key — Which Branch of State Government?

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  1. 1.1. A judge sentences someone found guilty of breaking a state law — Judicial 2. Holds hearings where citizens speak about a bill — Legislative 3. Rangers run the state parks — Executive 4. The state transportation department repairs highways — Executive 5. Votes to change a state law — Legislative
  2. 2.1. A jury in a state court hears a trial — Judicial 2. State senators debate a new bill — Legislative 3. The governor sends the National Guard to help after a flood — Executive 4. The governor signs a bill into law — Executive 5. Votes to pass the state budget — Legislative
  3. 3.1. An appeals court reviews a trial — Judicial 2. Overrides the governor's veto — Legislative 3. State police enforce traffic laws on highways — Executive 4. The governor proposes a budget — Executive 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.