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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: Makes immigrants citizens, Licenses doctors and teachers, Runs the Postal Service, Sets up public school systems, Makes and enforces laws

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

Sort: Issues marriage licenses, Ratifies amendments to the US Constitution, Declares war, Keeps an army and navy, Collects taxes

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

Sort: Runs elections, even for president, Takes private land for public use, with fair payment, Makes treaties with other countries, Prints and coins money, Issues driver's licenses

NationalStateBoth

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Answer key — National, State or Both?

Set 7. Prints on its own sheet.

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