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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, Making treaties with other countries, Deciding whether half-time working continues here

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

Sort: Setting the wage rate at Albion Mill, Setting the dues on cargo at this harbour, Setting the law on factory hours

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

Sort: Reporting death rates in these four districts, 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 25. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Choosing when the mill gates open — Private company 2. Deciding whether half-time working continues here — Local board 3. Making treaties with other countries — National government
  2. 2.1. Setting the dues on cargo at this harbour — Local board 2. Setting the law on factory hours — National government 3. Setting the wage rate at Albion Mill — Private company
  3. 3.1. Fixing the fare for a passage abroad — Private company 2. Ordering a national census — National government 3. Reporting death rates in these four districts — 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.