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Grade 3 Social Studies · State and Local Government

Grade 3 State and Local Government Practice Test

Build Grade 3 Social Studies skills with five 10-question practice tests on governors, mayors, public services, elections, laws, and civic responsibilities.

State and Local Government Practice Tests

These Grade 3 Social Studies practice tests introduce the roles of state and local government. Students learn about governors, mayors, city councils, public services, elections, laws, citizens, and ways people participate in their communities.

Skills covered

  • Identifying state and local government roles
  • Recognizing the jobs of governors, mayors, and city councils
  • Understanding public services and taxes
  • Learning election and voting vocabulary
  • Recognizing citizen rights and responsibilities
  • Explaining how communities respond to public needs

How to use these practice tests

First identify the area being served: a state, city, town, or county. Then look for clues about the official, public service, election term, law, or civic action described in the question.

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Grade 3 State and Local Government Practice Tests

A 10-question Grade 3 Social Studies practice test on state and local government, elected officials, public services, elections, and civic responsibilities.

Read each civics question carefully. Identify the level of government, public official, service, election term, or civic responsibility that best fits.

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1. QuestionMultiple choice

What is government?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is A system people use to make and carry out rules and decisions.

  1. Read the civics clue: Identify the level of government, public official, service, or civic action described.
  2. Apply the government idea: Government helps organize communities and make decisions for the people who live there.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is A system people use to make and carry out rules and decisions.

Government helps organize communities and make decisions for the people who live there.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

Who is the leader of a state government?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is The governor.

  1. Read the civics clue: Identify the level of government, public official, service, or civic action described.
  2. Apply the government idea: A governor is the elected leader of a state government.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is The governor.

A governor is the elected leader of a state government.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

Who usually leads a city government?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is The mayor.

  1. Read the civics clue: Identify the level of government, public official, service, or civic action described.
  2. Apply the government idea: A mayor is commonly the chief elected leader of a city or town.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is The mayor.

A mayor is commonly the chief elected leader of a city or town.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

What does a city council do?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is Makes local decisions and laws for a city or town.

  1. Read the civics clue: Identify the level of government, public official, service, or civic action described.
  2. Apply the government idea: A city council helps make local rules, plans, and decisions for the community.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is Makes local decisions and laws for a city or town.

A city council helps make local rules, plans, and decisions for the community.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

Which level of government makes decisions for an entire state?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is State government.

  1. Read the civics clue: Identify the level of government, public official, service, or civic action described.
  2. Apply the government idea: State government serves people across the state and handles state-level responsibilities.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is State government.

State government serves people across the state and handles state-level responsibilities.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

Which issue would a local government most likely handle?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Repairing a city street.

  1. Read the civics clue: Identify the level of government, public official, service, or civic action described.
  2. Apply the government idea: Repairing local streets is a service commonly managed by city or county government.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is Repairing a city street.

Repairing local streets is a service commonly managed by city or county government.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

Which official might sign a city ordinance?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is A mayor.

  1. Read the civics clue: Identify the level of government, public official, service, or civic action described.
  2. Apply the government idea: A mayor may approve or sign a local ordinance after it is passed.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is A mayor.

A mayor may approve or sign a local ordinance after it is passed.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

What is a law?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is A rule made and enforced by a government.

  1. Read the civics clue: Identify the level of government, public official, service, or civic action described.
  2. Apply the government idea: Laws are official rules that governments create and enforce.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is A rule made and enforced by a government.

Laws are official rules that governments create and enforce.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

Why do communities have governments?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is To provide services, make rules, and help keep people safe.

  1. Read the civics clue: Identify the level of government, public official, service, or civic action described.
  2. Apply the government idea: Government organizes public services, rules, and safety efforts.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is To provide services, make rules, and help keep people safe.

Government organizes public services, rules, and safety efforts.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

Which statement best compares state and local government?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is State government serves the whole state, while local government serves a city, town, or county..

  1. Read the civics clue: Identify the level of government, public official, service, or civic action described.
  2. Apply the government idea: The size of the area served is an important difference between state and local government.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is State government serves the whole state, while local government serves a city, town, or county..

The size of the area served is an important difference between state and local government.

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Frequently asked questions about Grade 3 State and Local Government

What is the difference between state and local government?

State government serves people across an entire state, while local government serves a smaller area such as a city, town, or county.

What do citizens do in a government?

Citizens follow laws, use rights responsibly, participate in elections when eligible, and help their communities.

How many questions are on this page?

The page includes five mini tests with 10 questions each, for 50 Grade 3 State and Local Government questions in total.