Levels of Government: Grade 5 Social Studies
Explore the local, state, and federal levels of government in the United States with this interactive worksheet for 5th graders.
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. This worksheet will test your knowledge of the different levels of government in the United States.
1. Which level of government is responsible for creating and enforcing laws for an entire country?
Local government
State government
Federal government
Community government
2. Which of these is typically managed by a local government?
Printing money
Public schools
Declaring war
Issuing passports
3. The head of the state executive branch is the .
4. The government deals with issues affecting an entire city or county.
5. The U.S. Capitol Building is where the government makes laws.
Match each government level on the left with one of its main responsibilities on the right.
6. Federal Government
a. Overseeing public parks
7. State Government
b. Regulating interstate trade
8. Local Government
c. Setting up driver's license laws
9. All three levels of government (local, state, federal) have their own constitutions.
True
False
10. The President of the United States leads the state government.
True
False
11. Give two examples of services provided by your local government.
12. How are state laws different from federal laws?