Three Levels of Government worksheet for learning about U.S. government structure.

Let’s solve this step by step.

We are matching the three branches of government — executive, legislative, judicial — to the correct level: Local, State, and National.

On the right side, we have these words to choose from:
- congress
- governor
- legislature
- council
- supreme court
- state courts
- town courts
- mayor
- president

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Step 1: Understand what each branch does

- Executive = enforces laws (like a leader or boss)
- Legislative = makes laws (a group that votes on rules)
- Judicial = interprets laws (courts and judges)

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Step 2: Match for Local Government

Local government is like your city or town.

- Executive → Who runs the town? → mayor
- Legislative → Who makes local laws? → council (city council or town council)
- Judicial → What courts handle local cases? → town courts

✔ So for Local Government:
- executive → mayor
- legislative → council
- judicial → town courts

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Step 3: Match for State Government

State government is for your whole state (like California or Texas).

- Executive → Who runs the state? → governor
- Legislative → Who makes state laws? → legislature (state legislature)
- Judicial → What courts handle state-level cases? → state courts

✔ So for State Government:
- executive → governor
- legislative → legislature
- judicial → state courts

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Step 4: Match for National Government

National government is for the whole country (United States).

- Executive → Who runs the country? → president
- Legislative → Who makes national laws? → congress
- Judicial → What is the highest court in the country? → supreme court

✔ So for National Government:
- executive → president
- legislative → congress
- judicial → supreme court

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Now let’s double-check we used all the words and didn’t repeat any:

Used:
- mayor ✔
- council ✔
- town courts ✔
- governor ✔
- legislature ✔
- state courts ✔
- president ✔
- congress ✔
- supreme court ✔

All 9 words are used once. Perfect!

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Final Answer:

Local Government
- executive → mayor
- legislative → council
- judicial → town courts

State Government
- executive → governor
- legislative → legislature
- judicial → state courts

National Government
- executive → president
- legislative → congress
- judicial → supreme court