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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: Controls trade between the states, Declares war, Makes and enforces laws, Licenses doctors and teachers, Issues driver's licenses

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

Sort: Sets up counties, cities and towns, Runs elections, even for president, Runs the Postal Service, Charters banks, Makes immigrants citizens

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

Sort: Sets up public school systems, Makes treaties with other countries, Sets up courts, Prints and coins money, Ratifies amendments to the US Constitution

NationalStateBoth

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Answer key — National, State or Both?

Set 24. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Controls trade between the states — National 2. Declares war — National 3. Issues driver's licenses — State 4. Licenses doctors and teachers — State 5. Makes and enforces laws — Both
  2. 2.1. Charters banks — Both 2. Makes immigrants citizens — National 3. Runs elections, even for president — State 4. Runs the Postal Service — National 5. Sets up counties, cities and towns — State
  3. 3.1. Makes treaties with other countries — National 2. Prints and coins money — National 3. Ratifies amendments to the US Constitution — State 4. Sets up courts — Both 5. Sets up public school systems — State

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