Local, State and Federal Government for Kids

From military defense to waste disposal, certain public services are handled at specific levels of government. Ideally, this separation ensures communities get what they need to run efficiently, effectively and with flexibility!

In this activity, students will work their way through the three levels of government with a printable workbook containing graphic organisers, questions and sentence starters. By completing this task, students will discover the leaders and duties of the three levels of government in Australia.

Sentence stems include:

• This level of government is responsible for…
• The title of the leader of this level of government is…
• Or leader’s name is…
• Some duties performed by this level of government are…

Multiple Applications for This Australian Government Workbook

By completing this activity, students show they understand the key roles and responsibilities of local, state and federal governments in Australia.

Use this Civics and Citizenship activity to complement your lessons as a:

• Whole-class activity (via smartboard)
• Student research task
• Homework activity
• Summative assessment

Download, Print, Teach!

Use the dropdown menu next to the Download button to select between the editable Google Slide or the easy-print PDF version of this resource.

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