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