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Branches, Jobs, and Limits Worksheet

📝 Worksheet medium ⏱️ 18 minutes 10 problems
Branches, Jobs, and Limits Worksheet
Grade 5 Social Studies LearnCrux.com
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Directions
  • Fill in each blank carefully.
  • Circle or mark the best answer for each multiple-choice question.
  • Match each prompt to the best option before writing your answer.
  • Use the larger space to show your thinking on word problems.
1. The plan for government is the __.
2. Which branch makes laws?
3. Each part of government is called a __.
4. Match the branch to its main job: legislative
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5. Match the branch to its main job: executive
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Answer:
6. Match the branch to its main job: judicial
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Answer:
7. Which statement is true?
8. Why does the government divide power among branches?
9. A person who belongs to a country and has rights and responsibilities is a __.
10. Which topic connects most directly to the Constitution?
📋 Teacher Answer Key
1. Constitution
2. legislative
3. branch
4. makes laws
5. carries out laws
6. interprets laws
7. Dividing power helps prevent too much control in one place.
8. dividing power helps limit government power and spread responsibility
9. citizen
10. how government is organized

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