Ministers, Councils and Committees is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on responsibilities and powers of officials and bodies, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Civ.1.3-5. 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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Ministers, Councils and Committees
D2.Civ.1.3-5
NameDate
Draw a line from each body to what it does.
1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
A minister
A national newspaper
A polling company
The government of the day
A.Selects and prints the letters it receives
B.Asks a sample of adults and publishes the result
C.Explains a policy to the country and answers for it
D.Lays a white paper and defends it in the House
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
A council housing committee
Parliament
A city council
Two governments together
A.Receives the report and recommends what to do next
B.Builds the homes and reports progress to its committee
C.Sign a trade agreement fixing prices for five years
D.Debates the proposals and divides on them
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Answer key — Ministers, Councils and Committees
Set 12. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A minister — C (Explains a policy to the country and answers for it) 2. A national newspaper — A (Selects and prints the letters it receives) 3. A polling company — B (Asks a sample of adults and publishes the result) 4. The government of the day — D (Lays a white paper and defends it in the House)
2.1. A council housing committee — A (Receives the report and recommends what to do next) 2. Parliament — D (Debates the proposals and divides on them) 3. A city council — B (Builds the homes and reports progress to its committee) 4. Two governments together — C (Sign a trade agreement fixing prices for five years)
More practice for D2.Civ.1.3-5
Tell apart what officials at different levels of government can and cannot do.