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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: Sets up public school systems, Runs the Postal Service, Borrows money, Declares war, Sets up counties, cities and towns

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

Sort: Builds roads, Licenses doctors and teachers, Keeps an army and navy, Issues marriage licenses, Makes immigrants citizens

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

Sort: Ratifies amendments to the US Constitution, Makes and enforces laws, Prints and coins money, Runs elections, even for president, Makes treaties with other countries

NationalStateBoth

LessonPrint · D2.Civ.5.3-5 · Set 25 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — National, State or Both?

Set 25. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Borrows money — Both 2. Declares war — National 3. Runs the Postal Service — National 4. Sets up counties, cities and towns — State 5. Sets up public school systems — State
  2. 2.1. Builds roads — Both 2. Issues marriage licenses — State 3. Keeps an army and navy — National 4. Licenses doctors and teachers — State 5. Makes immigrants citizens — National
  3. 3.1. Makes and enforces laws — Both 2. Makes treaties with other countries — National 3. Prints and coins money — National 4. Ratifies amendments to the US Constitution — State 5. Runs elections, even for president — State

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