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Divided On It or Bound By It? is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on comparing decision procedures, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Civ.11.3-5. It prints 3 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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Divided On It or Bound By It?

D2.Civ.11.3-5

NameDate

Sort each one into the right procedure.

1.Sort each one: Majority vote or Applying a rule?

Sort: The committee agrees a recommendation, A party decides its position, Figures are published each quarter, One year's notice is given before ending

Majority voteApplying a rule
2.Sort each one: Majority vote or Applying a rule?

Sort: A council adopts the housing report, Materials go where destruction was worst, A family joins the list in date order, Electors choose a member

Majority voteApplying a rule
3.Sort each one: Majority vote or Applying a rule?

Sort: Councillors choose which site comes first, The House divides 310 to 246, Letters are printed with the writer named, Prices are charged as the agreement fixed them

Majority voteApplying a rule

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Answer key — Divided On It or Bound By It?

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. A party decides its position — Majority vote 2. Figures are published each quarter — Applying a rule 3. One year's notice is given before ending — Applying a rule 4. The committee agrees a recommendation — Majority vote
  2. 2.1. A council adopts the housing report — Majority vote 2. A family joins the list in date order — Applying a rule 3. Electors choose a member — Majority vote 4. Materials go where destruction was worst — Applying a rule
  3. 3.1. Councillors choose which site comes first — Majority vote 2. Letters are printed with the writer named — Applying a rule 3. Prices are charged as the agreement fixed them — Applying a rule 4. The House divides 310 to 246 — Majority vote

Questions about Divided On It or Bound By It?

What does the Divided On It or Bound By It? worksheet cover?

It practises comparing decision procedures — 3 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on Common Core D2.Civ.11.3-5: Compare how decisions get made in a classroom, a school and a government. The instruction to pupils is “Sort each one into the right procedure”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Divided On It or Bound By It? practise?

D2.Civ.11.3-5 — D2.Civ.11.3-5, in the Civics domain for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published standard reads: “Compare procedures for making decisions in a variety of settings, including classroom, school, government, and/or society.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Divided On It or Bound By It? is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D2.Civ.11.3-5, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Divided On It or Bound By It? come with an answer key?

Yes. All 3 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.

How many different versions of Divided On It or Bound By It? can I print?

25 — one per pupil, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.

Is Divided On It or Bound By It? free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Divided On It or Bound By It?, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.

Is there a lesson plan to teach D2.Civ.11.3-5?

Yes — “Divided On It or Bound By It?” is a 55-minute Grade 3 to Grade 5 plan for D2.Civ.11.3-5, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Divided On It or Bound By It? is the practice that follows it.

More practice for D2.Civ.11.3-5

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Teaching this next? Divided On It or Bound By It? is the 55-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.11.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.