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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: Choosing when the mill gates open, Reporting death rates in these four districts, Setting the law on factory hours

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

Sort: Deciding which cargoes to carry, Passing the law that children must attend school, Setting the dues on cargo at this harbour

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

Sort: Choosing which streets get piped water first, Fixing the fare for a passage abroad, Ordering a national census

National governmentLocal boardPrivate company

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Answer key — Parliament, Board or Company?

Set 12. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Choosing when the mill gates open — Private company 2. Reporting death rates in these four districts — Local board 3. Setting the law on factory hours — National government
  2. 2.1. Deciding which cargoes to carry — Private company 2. Passing the law that children must attend school — National government 3. Setting the dues on cargo at this harbour — Local board
  3. 3.1. Choosing which streets get piped water first — Local board 2. Fixing the fare for a passage abroad — Private company 3. Ordering a national census — National government

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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.