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Parliament, Board or Company? is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on structure of government and what lies outside it, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Civ.5.3-5. 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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Parliament, Board or Company?

D2.Civ.5.3-5

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Sort each power into who holds it.

1.Sort each one: National government or Local board or Private company?

Sort: Passing the law that children must attend school, Choosing when the mill gates open, Choosing which streets get piped water first

National governmentLocal boardPrivate company
2.Sort each one: National government or Local board or Private company?

Sort: Setting the wage rate at Albion Mill, Making treaties with other countries, Reporting death rates in these four districts

National governmentLocal boardPrivate company
3.Sort each one: National government or Local board or Private company?

Sort: Setting the dues on cargo at this harbour, Deciding which cargoes to carry, Ordering a national census

National governmentLocal boardPrivate company

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Answer key — Parliament, Board or Company?

Set 10. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Choosing when the mill gates open — Private company 2. Choosing which streets get piped water first — Local board 3. Passing the law that children must attend school — National government
  2. 2.1. Making treaties with other countries — National government 2. Reporting death rates in these four districts — Local board 3. Setting the wage rate at Albion Mill — Private company
  3. 3.1. Deciding which cargoes to carry — Private company 2. Ordering a national census — National government 3. Setting the dues on cargo at this harbour — Local board

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.5.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.