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Decide It So It Can Be Checked is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on democratic procedures for acting on a problem, aligned to Common Core standard D4.8.3-5. 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.

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Decide It So It Can Be Checked

D4.8.3-5

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Number the steps from 1 to 4.

1.Put a school consultation in order.
  • The proposal is amended or defended
  • A decision is taken and the reasons published
  • A proposal is published to everybody affected
  • Objections are invited and collected
2.Put representing a minority view in order.
  • Their reason is recorded for the review
  • The case is heard before the vote
  • The vote goes against them
  • A group states its case in writing

LessonPrint · D4.8.3-5 · Set 5 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Decide It So It Can Be Checked

Set 5. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Correct order: 3, 4, 1, 2
  2. 2.Correct order: 4, 2, 3, 1

More practice for D4.8.3-5

Use fair, democratic ways of deciding to act on a problem at school.

Teaching this next? Decide It So It Can Be Checked is the 55-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D4.8.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.