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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: Issues driver's licenses, Licenses doctors and teachers, Controls trade between the states, Borrows money, Keeps an army and navy

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

Sort: Sets up public school systems, Sets up courts, Issues marriage licenses, Makes immigrants citizens, Prints and coins money

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

Sort: Runs elections, even for president, Declares war, Makes and enforces laws, Makes treaties with other countries, Sets up counties, cities and towns

NationalStateBoth

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Answer key — National, State or Both?

Set 22. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Borrows money — Both 2. Controls trade between the states — National 3. Issues driver's licenses — State 4. Keeps an army and navy — National 5. Licenses doctors and teachers — State
  2. 2.1. Issues marriage licenses — State 2. Makes immigrants citizens — National 3. Prints and coins money — National 4. Sets up courts — Both 5. Sets up public school systems — State
  3. 3.1. Declares war — National 2. Makes and enforces laws — Both 3. Makes treaties with other countries — National 4. Runs elections, even for president — State 5. Sets up counties, cities and towns — State

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