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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 signs a bill into law, State senators debate a new bill, State police enforce traffic laws on highways, Writes a bill about school bus safety, A court decides whether a law breaks the state constitution

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

Sort: Votes to change a state law, Votes to send an amendment to the voters, A jury in a state court hears a trial, The governor proposes a budget, The governor sends the National Guard to help after a flood

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

Sort: An appeals court reviews a trial, Holds hearings where citizens speak about a bill, The governor vetoes a bill, The state transportation department repairs highways, Votes to pass the state budget

LegislativeExecutiveJudicial

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Answer key — Which Branch of State Government?

Set 9. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. A court decides whether a law breaks the state constitution — Judicial 2. State police enforce traffic laws on highways — Executive 3. State senators debate a new bill — Legislative 4. The governor signs a bill into law — Executive 5. Writes a bill about school bus safety — Legislative
  2. 2.1. A jury in a state court hears a trial — Judicial 2. The governor proposes a budget — Executive 3. The governor sends the National Guard to help after a flood — Executive 4. Votes to change a state law — Legislative 5. Votes to send an amendment to the voters — Legislative
  3. 3.1. An appeals court reviews a trial — Judicial 2. Holds hearings where citizens speak about a bill — Legislative 3. The governor vetoes a bill — Executive 4. The state transportation department repairs highways — Executive 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.