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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: Builds roads, Controls trade between the states, Sets up counties, cities and towns, Issues marriage licenses, Keeps an army and navy

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

Sort: Runs elections, even for president, Runs the Postal Service, Sets up courts, Licenses doctors and teachers, Makes treaties with other countries

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

Sort: Collects taxes, Issues driver's licenses, Declares war, Ratifies amendments to the US Constitution, Prints and coins money

NationalStateBoth

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Answer key — National, State or Both?

Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Builds roads — Both 2. Controls trade between the states — National 3. Issues marriage licenses — State 4. Keeps an army and navy — National 5. Sets up counties, cities and towns — State
  2. 2.1. Licenses doctors and teachers — State 2. Makes treaties with other countries — National 3. Runs elections, even for president — State 4. Runs the Postal Service — National 5. Sets up courts — Both
  3. 3.1. Collects taxes — Both 2. Declares war — National 3. Issues driver's licenses — State 4. Prints and coins money — National 5. Ratifies amendments to the US Constitution — State

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