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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: Keeps an army and navy, Sets up courts, Licenses doctors and teachers, Runs elections, even for president, Declares war

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

Sort: Prints and coins money, Sets up counties, cities and towns, Ratifies amendments to the US Constitution, Borrows money, Controls trade between the states

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

Sort: Makes treaties with other countries, Issues marriage licenses, Makes immigrants citizens, Issues driver's licenses, Takes private land for public use, with fair payment

NationalStateBoth

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Answer key — National, State or Both?

Set 19. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Declares war — National 2. Keeps an army and navy — National 3. Licenses doctors and teachers — State 4. Runs elections, even for president — State 5. Sets up courts — Both
  2. 2.1. Borrows money — Both 2. Controls trade between the states — National 3. Prints and coins money — National 4. Ratifies amendments to the US Constitution — State 5. Sets up counties, cities and towns — State
  3. 3.1. Issues driver's licenses — State 2. Issues marriage licenses — State 3. Makes immigrants citizens — National 4. Makes treaties with other countries — National 5. Takes private land for public use, with fair payment — Both

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