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
NameDate
Draw a line from each rule to why it exists.
1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Ministers answer to the House
Debates are reported word for word
Polls must state how the sample was drawn
Councils report progress to a committee
A.So readers can judge who was left out
B.So a policy has somebody who can be questioned
C.So a programme cannot drift unexamined
D.So voters can see what their member argued
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Agreements allow one year's notice
Divisions are counted and published
Letters are printed with the writer identified
A white paper is laid before Parliament
A.So a correspondent cannot invent a case anonymously
B.So a policy can be examined before it is carried out
C.So neither side is stranded by a sudden ending
D.So a majority cannot be claimed without a count
LessonPrint · D2.Civ.3.3-5 · Set 25 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Why That Procedure Exists
Set 25. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Ministers answer to the House — B (So a policy has somebody who can be questioned) 2. Debates are reported word for word — D (So voters can see what their member argued) 3. Polls must state how the sample was drawn — A (So readers can judge who was left out) 4. Councils report progress to a committee — C (So a programme cannot drift unexamined)
2.1. Agreements allow one year's notice — C (So neither side is stranded by a sudden ending) 2. Divisions are counted and published — D (So a majority cannot be claimed without a count) 3. Letters are printed with the writer identified — A (So a correspondent cannot invent a case anonymously) 4. A white paper is laid before Parliament — B (So a policy can be examined before it is carried out)
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