Deciding Together

Civics & Economics · Citizenship in Action · ages 5-8

Name ______________________ Date ____________

Your group votes and picks something you didn't choose. What should you do?
- Say the vote wasn't fair
- Accept it, since that's how voting works
- Keep voting until you win
Before your group picks an idea, what should you do first?
- Listen to everyone's ideas
- Pick your own idea right away
- Leave the group
Voting is one fair way for a group to decide when people disagree.
Circle one: True False
The group picks a tidy-up plan that Maya didn't choose. What should Maya do?
- Help with the plan the group picked
- Do her own plan instead
- Ignore the tidy-up
Look at the vote. Which game did the group pick?
- Hide and seek
- Both games
- Tag
Three friends want tag. Two want hide and seek. What should happen before voting?
- Only one friend should decide
- Everyone should share their idea
- Skip straight to playing tag
Five friends vote: three pick tag, two pick hide and seek. How many more votes does tag have?
Answer: ______________
Leo hears one idea and yells 'let's do that' before anyone else can speak. What did Leo do wrong?
- He helped carry out the plan
- He voted fairly
- He didn't let others share their ideas

Answer key

For grown-ups. Fold this page away before handing over the rest.

Accept it, since that's how voting works · A fair vote means everyone accepts the result, even if it wasn't their pick.
Listen to everyone's ideas · Listening to every idea first helps the group choose fairly.
True · When people can't agree, a vote helps the group choose fairly.
Help with the plan the group picked · Helping carry out the group's choice is part of deciding together.
Tag · Tag got three votes. Hide and seek got only two.
Everyone should share their idea · Listening to each idea comes before voting or choosing.
1 · Three votes for tag minus two votes for hide and seek is one.
He didn't let others share their ideas · Leo should have waited to hear other ideas before choosing one.