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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

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Draw a line from each body to what it does.

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Answer key — Ministers, Councils and Committees

Set 9. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. The government of the day — D (Lays a white paper and defends it in the House) 2. A national newspaper — C (Selects and prints the letters it receives) 3. Two governments together — A (Sign a trade agreement fixing prices for five years) 4. A polling company — B (Asks a sample of adults and publishes the result)
  2. 2.1. A city council — C (Builds the homes and reports progress to its committee) 2. A minister — D (Explains a policy to the country and answers for it) 3. A council housing committee — B (Receives the report and recommends what to do next) 4. Parliament — A (Debates the proposals and divides on them)

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.1.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.