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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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.
Campaigners pressed for that act
A law required published building figures
A law required councils to keep waiting lists
Tenants organised for that rent law
A.People changed a law that then changed where they lived
B.People changed the law that then changed their rents
C.Progress could be judged rather than asserted
D.The size of the need became a public fact
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
A housing act funded council building
Planning law controlled where building went
Trade law allowed fixed-price agreements
Rent law limited what landlords could charge
A.Cleared land was used to a plan rather than piecemeal
B.Millions moved from shared rooms into new homes
C.Families kept homes they would have been priced out of
D.Governments could guarantee supply for five years
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Answer key — Laws That Moved a Nation Indoors
Set 22. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Campaigners pressed for that act — A (People changed a law that then changed where they lived) 2. A law required published building figures — C (Progress could be judged rather than asserted) 3. A law required councils to keep waiting lists — D (The size of the need became a public fact) 4. Tenants organised for that rent law — B (People changed the law that then changed their rents)
2.1. A housing act funded council building — B (Millions moved from shared rooms into new homes) 2. Planning law controlled where building went — A (Cleared land was used to a plan rather than piecemeal) 3. Trade law allowed fixed-price agreements — D (Governments could guarantee supply for five years) 4. Rent law limited what landlords could charge — C (Families kept homes they would have been priced out of)
More practice for D2.Civ.12.3-5
Explain how laws change a society, and how people change laws.