Levels of GovernmentLocal, state and national — who decides what.4th GradeGovernment is split by how far its decisions reach.LevelCoversDecidesLocalyour town or cityparks, bins, local roads, librariesState / regionalyour state or countyschools, driving licences, state roadsNationalthe whole countrymoney, defence, treaties, postIf a problem crosses a border, it usually moves up a level. That is thewhole logic.Levels of Governmentlearnposters.com
Levels of Government — printable social studies wall chart from LearnPosters. Free vector PDF, US Letter and A4.

What’s on the Levels of Government poster

A 3-row table: Level · Covers · Decides.

Government is split by how far its decisions reach.

If a problem crosses a border, it usually moves up a level. That is the whole logic.

Questions about the Levels of Government poster

What’s on the Levels of Government poster?
A 3-row table: Level · Covers · Decides. Government is split by how far its decisions reach. Local — your town or city — parks, bins, local roads, libraries; State / regional — your state or county — schools, driving licences, state roads; National — the whole country — money, defence, treaties, post. If a problem crosses a border, it usually moves up a level. That is the whole logic.
Who is the Levels of Government poster for?
Levels of Government is filed under 4th Grade (ages 9–10), so it matches what that year asks a child to remember. It is equally useful to an older student revisiting social studies, and to the parent or teacher answering the question at the kitchen table.
When should you use the Levels of Government poster?
Ask who fixes the potholes, and who decides the school holidays. Different levels. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so Levels of Government belongs on the wall where that social studies work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
What other posters go with Levels of Government?
Latitude and Longitude, Map Skills and Natural Resources sit alongside Levels of Government in the 4th Grade set. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.Latitude and LongitudeMap SkillsNatural Resources
Is the Levels of Government poster free to download and print?
Yes. Levels of Government downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the 4th Grade set. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
What size does the Levels of Government poster print at?
Levels of Government is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of Levels of Government loses nothing.Printing guide

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