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National, State or Both? is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on dividing powers between national and state governments, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Civ.5.3-5. 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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National, State or Both?

D2.Civ.5.3-5

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Sort each power: does it belong to the national government, the states, or both?

1.Sort each one: National or State or Both?

Sort: Prints and coins money, Runs the Postal Service, Sets up public school systems, Borrows money, Issues driver's licenses

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2.Sort each one: National or State or Both?

Sort: Builds roads, Issues marriage licenses, Sets up counties, cities and towns, Controls trade between the states, Declares war

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3.Sort each one: National or State or Both?

Sort: Keeps an army and navy, Makes immigrants citizens, Sets up courts, Runs elections, even for president, Ratifies amendments to the US Constitution

NationalStateBoth

LessonPrint · D2.Civ.5.3-5 · Set 12 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — National, State or Both?

Set 12. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Borrows money — Both 2. Issues driver's licenses — State 3. Prints and coins money — National 4. Runs the Postal Service — National 5. Sets up public school systems — State
  2. 2.1. Builds roads — Both 2. Controls trade between the states — National 3. Declares war — National 4. Issues marriage licenses — State 5. Sets up counties, cities and towns — State
  3. 3.1. Keeps an army and navy — National 2. Makes immigrants citizens — National 3. Ratifies amendments to the US Constitution — State 4. Runs elections, even for president — State 5. Sets up courts — Both

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.5.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.