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Laws Change Society is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on how laws change society and people change laws, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Civ.12.3-5. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Laws Change Society

D2.Civ.12.3-5

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Draw a line from each law to what it changed.

1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • School laws required places for children
  • Fare rules required published prices
  • Toll rules required posted charges
  • Elections widened over time
  • A.Boat owners could compare and object
  • B.Villages gained schools within walking distance
  • C.More people could choose the council
  • D.Travellers could not be overcharged at the gate
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • An Act allowed the railway
  • Campaigners pressed for those school laws
  • Workhouse law required registers
  • Petitions were sent against it
  • A.People tried to change the law before it passed
  • B.People changed the law that then changed society
  • C.The poorest families left a written trace
  • D.The valley's work and travel changed within a decade

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Answer key — Laws Change Society

Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. School laws required places for children — B (Villages gained schools within walking distance) 2. Fare rules required published prices — D (Travellers could not be overcharged at the gate) 3. Toll rules required posted charges — A (Boat owners could compare and object) 4. Elections widened over time — C (More people could choose the council)
  2. 2.1. An Act allowed the railway — D (The valley's work and travel changed within a decade) 2. Campaigners pressed for those school laws — B (People changed the law that then changed society) 3. Workhouse law required registers — C (The poorest families left a written trace) 4. Petitions were sent against it — A (People tried to change the law before it passed)

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.12.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.