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