Laws That Moved a Nation Indoors is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on how laws change society and people change laws, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Civ.12.3-5. 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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Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.
Laws That Moved a Nation Indoors
D2.Civ.12.3-5
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Draw a line from each law to what it changed.
1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
A law required councils to keep waiting lists
A housing act funded council building
Rent law limited what landlords could charge
Tenants organised for that rent law
A.Millions moved from shared rooms into new homes
B.People changed the law that then changed their rents
C.The size of the need became a public fact
D.Families kept homes they would have been priced out of
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Planning law controlled where building went
A law required published building figures
Trade law allowed fixed-price agreements
Campaigners pressed for that act
A.Progress could be judged rather than asserted
B.Governments could guarantee supply for five years
C.Cleared land was used to a plan rather than piecemeal
D.People changed a law that then changed where they lived
LessonPrint · D2.Civ.12.3-5 · Set 15 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Laws That Moved a Nation Indoors
Set 15. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A law required councils to keep waiting lists — C (The size of the need became a public fact) 2. A housing act funded council building — A (Millions moved from shared rooms into new homes) 3. Rent law limited what landlords could charge — D (Families kept homes they would have been priced out of) 4. Tenants organised for that rent law — B (People changed the law that then changed their rents)
2.1. Planning law controlled where building went — C (Cleared land was used to a plan rather than piecemeal) 2. A law required published building figures — A (Progress could be judged rather than asserted) 3. Trade law allowed fixed-price agreements — B (Governments could guarantee supply for five years) 4. Campaigners pressed for that act — D (People changed a law that then changed where they lived)
More practice for D2.Civ.12.3-5
Explain how laws change a society, and how people change laws.