Why That Procedure Exists is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on the origins and purposes of rules and procedures, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Civ.3.3-5. 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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Why That Procedure Exists
D2.Civ.3.3-5
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Draw a line from each rule to why it exists.
1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Polls must state how the sample was drawn
Agreements allow one year's notice
Divisions are counted and published
Debates are reported word for word
A.So a majority cannot be claimed without a count
B.So voters can see what their member argued
C.So neither side is stranded by a sudden ending
D.So readers can judge who was left out
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Letters are printed with the writer identified
Ministers answer to the House
A white paper is laid before Parliament
Councils report progress to a committee
A.So a correspondent cannot invent a case anonymously
B.So a programme cannot drift unexamined
C.So a policy can be examined before it is carried out
D.So a policy has somebody who can be questioned
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Answer key — Why That Procedure Exists
Set 20. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Polls must state how the sample was drawn — D (So readers can judge who was left out) 2. Agreements allow one year's notice — C (So neither side is stranded by a sudden ending) 3. Divisions are counted and published — A (So a majority cannot be claimed without a count) 4. Debates are reported word for word — B (So voters can see what their member argued)
2.1. Letters are printed with the writer identified — A (So a correspondent cannot invent a case anonymously) 2. Ministers answer to the House — D (So a policy has somebody who can be questioned) 3. A white paper is laid before Parliament — C (So a policy can be examined before it is carried out) 4. Councils report progress to a committee — B (So a programme cannot drift unexamined)
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