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Government, Council or Neither? 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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Government, Council or Neither?

D2.Civ.5.3-5

NameDate

Sort each action into who does it.

1.Sort each one: National government or City council or Neither: private body?

Sort: Publishing a history of the period, Choosing to build upward on cleared land, Laying a white paper before Parliament

National governmentCity councilNeither: private body
2.Sort each one: National government or City council or Neither: private body?

Sort: Asking 2,000 adults what should come first, Reporting completions to a committee, Setting the national housing target

National governmentCity councilNeither: private body
3.Sort each one: National government or City council or Neither: private body?

Sort: Signing a trade agreement with another country, Deciding what a newspaper reports, Keeping the local waiting list

National governmentCity councilNeither: private body

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Answer key — Government, Council or Neither?

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Choosing to build upward on cleared land — City council 2. Laying a white paper before Parliament — National government 3. Publishing a history of the period — Neither: private body
  2. 2.1. Asking 2,000 adults what should come first — Neither: private body 2. Reporting completions to a committee — City council 3. Setting the national housing target — National government
  3. 3.1. Deciding what a newspaper reports — Neither: private body 2. Keeping the local waiting list — City council 3. Signing a trade agreement with another country — National government

Questions about Government, Council or Neither?

What does the Government, Council or Neither? worksheet cover?

It practises structure of government and what lies outside it — 3 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on Common Core D2.Civ.5.3-5: Explain where different systems of government came from and how they are built. The instruction to pupils is “Sort each action into who does it”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Government, Council or Neither? practise?

D2.Civ.5.3-5 — D2.Civ.5.3-5, in the Civics domain for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published standard reads: “Explain the origins, functions, and structure of different systems of government, including those created by the U.S. and state constitutions.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Government, Council or Neither? is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D2.Civ.5.3-5, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Government, Council or Neither? come with an answer key?

Yes. All 3 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.

How many different versions of Government, Council or Neither? can I print?

25 — one per pupil, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.

Is Government, Council or Neither? free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Government, Council or Neither?, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.

Is there a lesson plan to teach D2.Civ.5.3-5?

Yes — “Government, Council or Neither?” is a 55-minute Grade 3 to Grade 5 plan for D2.Civ.5.3-5, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Government, Council or Neither? is the practice that follows it.

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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.