US elections and three branches of government worksheets for Grades 2-4 (Years 3-5, KS2): voting, democracy, Congress, the President and the Supreme Court, explained simply.

Two black and white activity books that take children from “Why do we vote?” to how a law gets made and how checks and balances work.

What is included

Midterm Elections activity book (20 pages)

• What are midterm elections, who gets elected (Senate and House), why do we vote, how people vote
• US map activity, voting vocabulary, famous moments in voting (1920 and 1965)
• Make your own campaign poster and run a class election with a tally chart
• Fun facts, how a law gets made, good citizen or not, election day bar graph
• President vs Congress, My Voice Matters, voting in our community, local leaders
• Certificate of achievement

Branches of Government worksheets (13 pages)

• What is government, government words to know (trace and match)
• The three branches chart, then one page each on the legislative, judicial and executive branches with reading questions
• Checks and balances comic, If I Could Make a Law, If I Were President, My Government Symbol
• Government Explorer certificate

Ways to use

• Election day or a US civics unit
• Comparing the US system with Parliament in a citizenship lesson
• Class mock election
• Homework or sub plans

PDF, US Letter (choose “Fit to page” to print on A4). English. The branches file is split into 2 parts for easy download.