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Principles You Can Point At is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on core civic virtues and democratic principles, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Civ.8.3-5. 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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Principles You Can Point At

D2.Civ.8.3-5

NameDate

Draw a line from each principle to an example.

1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • Transparency
  • The right to be heard
  • Freedom of the press
  • Equal treatment
  • A.Letters printed criticising the government's own programme
  • B.Quarterly figures published whether they flatter or not
  • C.An objection recorded even though the vote went against it
  • D.Allocation by need rather than by who bids most
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • Representation
  • Due notice
  • Consent
  • Accountability
  • A.A member speaking for a rural county in the debate
  • B.A policy laid before Parliament before it is carried out
  • C.A minister explaining on air why a promise was missed
  • D.One year's notice before an agreement may be ended

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Answer key — Principles You Can Point At

Set 21. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Transparency — B (Quarterly figures published whether they flatter or not) 2. The right to be heard — C (An objection recorded even though the vote went against it) 3. Freedom of the press — A (Letters printed criticising the government's own programme) 4. Equal treatment — D (Allocation by need rather than by who bids most)
  2. 2.1. Representation — A (A member speaking for a rural county in the debate) 2. Due notice — D (One year's notice before an agreement may be ended) 3. Consent — B (A policy laid before Parliament before it is carried out) 4. Accountability — C (A minister explaining on air why a promise was missed)

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.8.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.