The Problem Behind the Rule is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on the origins and purposes of rules and laws, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Civ.3.3-5. It prints 2 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.
Set 5 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.
The Problem Behind the Rule
D2.Civ.3.3-5
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Draw a line from each rule to why it exists.
1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
The census is taken every ten years
Fares must be paid before sailing
Vessels lost at sea are recorded
Votes are minuted with numbers
A.So an agent is not left unpaid once a ship has gone
B.So change can be measured rather than guessed
C.So a decision can be checked afterwards
D.So the true cost of the trade is known
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Wage changes must be posted
Harbour dues are set by the board
A medical officer must report annually
School boards are elected
A.So decisions about children answer to the parents
B.So hands learn the new rate before they start work
C.So conditions cannot be ignored year after year
D.So no ship is charged more than another for the same cargo
LessonPrint · D2.Civ.3.3-5 · Set 5 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — The Problem Behind the Rule
Set 5. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. The census is taken every ten years — B (So change can be measured rather than guessed) 2. Fares must be paid before sailing — A (So an agent is not left unpaid once a ship has gone) 3. Vessels lost at sea are recorded — D (So the true cost of the trade is known) 4. Votes are minuted with numbers — C (So a decision can be checked afterwards)
2.1. Wage changes must be posted — B (So hands learn the new rate before they start work) 2. Harbour dues are set by the board — D (So no ship is charged more than another for the same cargo) 3. A medical officer must report annually — C (So conditions cannot be ignored year after year) 4. School boards are elected — A (So decisions about children answer to the parents)
More practice for D2.Civ.3.3-5
Look at where rules, laws and key parts of the US Constitution came from.
Teaching this next? The Problem Behind the Rule is the 50-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.