Civics Systems Comparison Mat

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Civics Systems Comparison Mat: A4 portrait mat with header (title, name and date), instruction line, four coloured column headers labelled 'System 1' to 'System 4' and a left-hand column of row prompts with icons: 'Who holds power?', 'How decisions are made', 'Role of citizens', 'Rule of law', 'Institutions and structures', 'Examples'. Each prompt row aligns with four blank response cells to form a grid. Bottom section contains a wide 'Overall comparison' lined box and a small 'Key vocabulary'...

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This printable is a scaffolded comparison mat with labelled rows (e.g. Who holds power?, How decisions are made, Role of citizens, Rule of law, Institutions and Structures, Examples) and four columns for different systems. It supports structured note-taking, comparison and synthesis of civic systems and includes an overall comparison prompt and a key-vocabulary box. Use it to guide class research, group jigsaw activities or as a written scaffold for extended responses.

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