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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 veto a bill, Declares war, Includes the Vice President and the Cabinet, Has 435 voting representatives, Is led by the Supreme Court

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

Sort: Makes the nation's laws, Can impeach federal officials, Negotiates treaties with other nations, Commands the armed forces, Today has nine Supreme Court justices

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

Sort: Carries out the laws, Passes the federal budget, Is led by the President, Meets in the US Capitol, Decides what laws mean

LegislativeExecutiveJudicial

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Answer key — Three Branches of Government

Set 12. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Can veto a bill — Executive 2. Declares war — Legislative 3. Has 435 voting representatives — Legislative 4. Includes the Vice President and the Cabinet — Executive 5. Is led by the Supreme Court — Judicial
  2. 2.1. Can impeach federal officials — Legislative 2. Commands the armed forces — Executive 3. Makes the nation's laws — Legislative 4. Negotiates treaties with other nations — Executive 5. Today has nine Supreme Court justices — Judicial
  3. 3.1. Carries out the laws — 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.