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Three Branches of Government is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on the powers of each branch of the US government, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Civ.1.3-5. 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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Three Branches of Government

D2.Civ.1.3-5

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Sort each power or fact under its branch of government.

1.Sort each one: Legislative or Executive or Judicial?

Sort: Can rule a law unconstitutional, Includes the Vice President and the Cabinet, Declares war, Nominates federal judges, Has 100 senators

LegislativeExecutiveJudicial
2.Sort each one: Legislative or Executive or Judicial?

Sort: Negotiates treaties with other nations, Carries out the laws, Makes the nation's laws, Can impeach federal officials, Hears cases about the Constitution

LegislativeExecutiveJudicial
3.Sort each one: Legislative or Executive or Judicial?

Sort: Passes the federal budget, Can veto a bill, Meets in the US Capitol, Decides what laws mean, Is led by the President

LegislativeExecutiveJudicial

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Answer key — Three Branches of Government

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  1. 1.1. Can rule a law unconstitutional — Judicial 2. Declares war — Legislative 3. Has 100 senators — Legislative 4. Includes the Vice President and the Cabinet — Executive 5. Nominates federal judges — Executive
  2. 2.1. Can impeach federal officials — Legislative 2. Carries out the laws — Executive 3. Hears cases about the Constitution — Judicial 4. Makes the nation's laws — Legislative 5. Negotiates treaties with other nations — Executive
  3. 3.1. Can veto a bill — Executive 2. Decides what laws mean — Judicial 3. Is led by the President — Executive 4. Meets in the US Capitol — Legislative 5. Passes the federal budget — Legislative

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.1.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.