Senate or House? is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on how the two houses of Congress differ, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Civ.1.3-5. 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 students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Sort each fact under the house of Congress it describes.
1.Sort each one: Senate or House of Representatives?
Sort: Chooses the President if no one wins a majority of electoral votes, Members must be at least 30 years old, Led by the Speaker, About one-third of members elected every two years
SenateHouse of Representatives
2.Sort each one: Senate or House of Representatives?
Sort: All bills to raise taxes start here, Members must be at least 25 years old, Two members from every state, The Vice President is its presiding officer
SenateHouse of Representatives
3.Sort each one: Senate or House of Representatives?
Sort: Six-year terms, Has the power to impeach, Approves the President's choices for judges, Two-year terms
SenateHouse of Representatives
LessonPrint · D2.Civ.1.3-5 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Senate or House?
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. About one-third of members elected every two years — Senate 2. Chooses the President if no one wins a majority of electoral votes — House of Representatives 3. Led by the Speaker — House of Representatives 4. Members must be at least 30 years old — Senate
2.1. All bills to raise taxes start here — House of Representatives 2. Members must be at least 25 years old — House of Representatives 3. The Vice President is its presiding officer — Senate 4. Two members from every state — Senate
3.1. Approves the President's choices for judges — Senate 2. Has the power to impeach — House of Representatives 3. Six-year terms — Senate 4. Two-year terms — House of Representatives
Questions about Senate or House?
What does the Senate or House? worksheet cover?
It practices how the two houses of Congress differ — 3 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on C3 Framework D2.Civ.1.3-5: Tell apart what officials at different levels of government can and cannot do. The instruction to students is “Sort each fact under the house of Congress it describes”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which C3 Framework indicator does Senate or House? practice?
D2.Civ.1.3-5, under Civics for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published indicator reads: “Distinguish the responsibilities and powers of government officials at various levels and branches of government and in different times and places.” The worksheet assesses that indicator rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Senate or House? is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D2.Civ.1.3-5, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Senate or House? 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 Senate or House? can I print?
25 — one per student, 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 Senate or House? free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Senate or House?, 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.
More practice for D2.Civ.1.3-5
Tell apart what officials at different levels of government can and cannot do.