Voting or Applying a Rule? is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on comparing decision procedures, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Civ.11.3-5. It prints 3 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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Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.

Voting or Applying a Rule?

D2.Civ.11.3-5

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Sort each one into the right procedure.

1.Sort each one: Majority vote or Applying a rule?

Sort: Parliament divides on the railway Act, A toll is charged from the posted table, Guardians vote on a change, The rule is already written and simply applied

Majority voteApplying a rule

2.Sort each one: Majority vote or Applying a rule?

Sort: Polling day decides the council, Every member votes and most wins, Barges give way to loaded craft, Admission is recorded as the rules require

Majority voteApplying a rule

3.Sort each one: Majority vote or Applying a rule?

Sort: A magistrate applies the law to a case, The council votes on the roof repair, A fare is taken from the printed list, The class votes on a trip

Majority voteApplying a rule

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Answer key — Voting or Applying a Rule?

Set 25. Prints on its own sheet.

1.1. A toll is charged from the posted table — Applying a rule 2. Guardians vote on a change — Majority vote 3. Parliament divides on the railway Act — Majority vote 4. The rule is already written and simply applied — Applying a rule
2.1. Admission is recorded as the rules require — Applying a rule 2. Barges give way to loaded craft — Applying a rule 3. Every member votes and most wins — Majority vote 4. Polling day decides the council — Majority vote
3.1. A fare is taken from the printed list — Applying a rule 2. A magistrate applies the law to a case — Applying a rule 3. The class votes on a trip — Majority vote 4. The council votes on the roof repair — Majority vote

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.11.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.