Divided On It or Bound By It? is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on comparing decision procedures, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Civ.11.3-5. 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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Divided On It or Bound By It?

D2.Civ.11.3-5

NameDate

Sort each one into the right procedure.

1.Sort each one: Majority vote or Applying a rule?

Sort: A council adopts the housing report, Prices are charged as the agreement fixed them, The House divides 310 to 246, Figures are published each quarter

Majority voteApplying a rule

2.Sort each one: Majority vote or Applying a rule?

Sort: A party decides its position, Councillors choose which site comes first, A family joins the list in date order, Materials go where destruction was worst

Majority voteApplying a rule

3.Sort each one: Majority vote or Applying a rule?

Sort: One year's notice is given before ending, Electors choose a member, Letters are printed with the writer named, The committee agrees a recommendation

Majority voteApplying a rule

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Answer key — Divided On It or Bound By It?

Set 8. Prints on its own sheet.

1.1. A council adopts the housing report — Majority vote 2. Figures are published each quarter — Applying a rule 3. Prices are charged as the agreement fixed them — Applying a rule 4. The House divides 310 to 246 — Majority vote
2.1. A family joins the list in date order — Applying a rule 2. A party decides its position — Majority vote 3. Councillors choose which site comes first — Majority vote 4. Materials go where destruction was worst — Applying a rule
3.1. Electors choose a member — Majority vote 2. Letters are printed with the writer named — Applying a rule 3. One year's notice is given before ending — Applying a rule 4. The committee agrees a recommendation — Majority vote

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.11.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.