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Contacting Your Leaders is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on how to contact an elected leader and what to say, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D4.3.3-5. It prints 5 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students 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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Contacting Your Leaders

D4.3.3-5

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Choose the best answers. Then write your letter.

1.Why should you explain how a problem affects you?
  • A.Leaders only read long letters
  • B.It shows the leader why the problem matters to real people
  • C.It makes the letter longer
2.You want a crosswalk on a street near your school. Who is best to contact first?
  • A.A member of your city or town council
  • B.A member of Congress
  • C.The US Supreme Court
3.Which leader would you write to about the rules for state parks?
  • A.The President of Mexico
  • B.Your state legislator
  • C.A city council member
4.Which leader would you write to about a national park?
  • A.A city council member
  • B.Your school principal
  • C.Your member of Congress
5.Write a letter to your city or town council asking for something that would make your neighborhood safer, such as a crosswalk or a streetlight.
  • I said who I am.
  • I named the problem.
  • I said what I am asking the council to do.
  • I was polite.

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Answer key — Contacting Your Leaders

Set 12. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.It shows the leader why the problem matters to real people
  2. 2.A member of your city or town council
  3. 3.Your state legislator
  4. 4.Your member of Congress
  5. 5.A polite letter to the council that says who the writer is, names a safety problem in the neighborhood, and asks for one clear fix such as a crosswalk or streetlight.

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D4.3.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.