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.
Letters are printed with the writer identified
Agreements allow one year's notice
Ministers answer to the House
A white paper is laid before Parliament
A.So neither side is stranded by a sudden ending
B.So a policy has somebody who can be questioned
C.So a policy can be examined before it is carried out
D.So a correspondent cannot invent a case anonymously
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Councils report progress to a committee
Debates are reported word for word
Polls must state how the sample was drawn
Divisions are counted and published
A.So voters can see what their member argued
B.So a majority cannot be claimed without a count
C.So readers can judge who was left out
D.So a programme cannot drift unexamined
LessonPrint · D2.Civ.3.3-5 · Set 6 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Why That Procedure Exists
Set 6. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Letters are printed with the writer identified — D (So a correspondent cannot invent a case anonymously) 2. Agreements allow one year's notice — A (So neither side is stranded by a sudden ending) 3. Ministers answer to the House — B (So a policy has somebody who can be questioned) 4. A white paper is laid before Parliament — C (So a policy can be examined before it is carried out)
2.1. Councils report progress to a committee — D (So a programme cannot drift unexamined) 2. Debates are reported word for word — A (So voters can see what their member argued) 3. Polls must state how the sample was drawn — C (So readers can judge who was left out) 4. Divisions are counted and published — B (So a majority cannot be claimed without a count)
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