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Who Got Asked, Who Got Printed is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on how a democracy relies on participation, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Civ.2.3-5. It prints 8 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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Who Got Asked, Who Got Printed

D2.Civ.2.3-5

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Circle the best answer.

1.Why does publishing a policy before acting matter?
  • A.It fills the record
  • B.It gives people time to object while objection can still change it
  • C.Papers must be printed
2.What does a division list let a voter do afterwards?
  • A.Change the result
  • B.See how their own member voted and ask them why
  • C.Recount the votes
3.Three letters were printed. What is the participation problem?
  • A.Three is unlucky
  • B.An editor chose them, so we cannot know what most writers said
  • C.Letters were shortened
4.The minister promised quarterly figures. How does that widen participation?
  • A.Anybody can check progress rather than waiting to be told
  • B.Quarters are short
  • C.Figures are dull
5.310 voted for and 246 against. What does the size of the minority show?
  • A.The vote was invalid
  • B.The proposals passed without anything close to agreement
  • C.Members were absent
6.A family waits seven years with no vote on the programme. What can they do?
  • A.Write to the paper, lobby the council, and vote at the next election
  • B.Nothing at all
  • C.Move abroad
7.The rural member spoke but lost. Why record his objection?
  • A.It shows the villages were raised and overruled, not overlooked
  • B.Records must be full
  • C.Speeches are long
8.The poll's sample was drawn in towns only. What does that cost?
  • A.2,000 is too few
  • B.The poll is shorter
  • C.Rural views are missing from what is reported as the public's

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Answer key — Who Got Asked, Who Got Printed

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  1. 1.It gives people time to object while objection can still change it
  2. 2.See how their own member voted and ask them why
  3. 3.An editor chose them, so we cannot know what most writers said
  4. 4.Anybody can check progress rather than waiting to be told
  5. 5.The proposals passed without anything close to agreement
  6. 6.Write to the paper, lobby the council, and vote at the next election
  7. 7.It shows the villages were raised and overruled, not overlooked
  8. 8.Rural views are missing from what is reported as the public's

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.2.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.