Branches of Government Homework with Answers

3rd Grade Social StudiesBranches of Government6 pages

About this worksheet

A 3rd grade homework packet on the three branches, with four pages of tasks and a two-page key. A short review reading sits beside a tree with the Constitution as its trunk. Students match six clues to terms such as Congress and Supreme Court, then name the branch that works in the Capitol, the White House and the Supreme Court Building. Four government actions each get an L, E or J. A family discussion question about a local safety rule comes next, with three short answers on why power is split. It supports C3 standards D2.Civ.1.3-5 and D2.Civ.3.3-5.

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Curriculum objectives covered

D2.Civ.1.3-5

โ€œDistinguish the responsibilities and powers of government officials at various levels and branches of government and in different times and places.โ€

Parts 2 to 4 ask who leads each branch, where it works and which actions belong to it.

D2.Civ.3.3-5

โ€œExamine the origins and purposes of rules, laws, and key U.S. constitutional provisions.โ€

Questions 15 and 16 ask why the Constitution splits power and how the courts can strike down a law.

What's inside this worksheet

Part 1: Review Reading

Two short paragraphs on Congress, the President and the Supreme Court, next to a labeled tree picture.

Part 2: Vocabulary Match

Six clue boxes and a word bank of the three branches, Congress, President and Supreme Court.

Part 3: Where Do They Work?

Pictures of the U.S. Capitol, the White House and the Supreme Court Building, each with a box for its branch.

Part 4: Whose Job Is It?

Four actions, from voting on a national parks bill to commanding the military, to mark L, E or J.

Part 5: Family Discussion & Short Answers

A question to ask an adult at home, then three short answers, including how the courts could stop a law against sharing opinions in newspapers.

Answers

Every match and letter, plus model answers for the written questions.

How teachers use it

Send it home

Point families to the lightbulb box on page 4. It is the one question that needs an adult, so mention it in your class newsletter.

Morning check

Go over Part 4 first thing. Question 13 puts signing and vetoing in one line, and a few students will mark it L because Congress passed the bill.

Landmark warm-up

Project the three buildings from Part 3 and ask students to name each one before they say its branch.

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