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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.

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Senate or House?

D2.Civ.1.3-5

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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, Every seat is up for election every two years, Approves the President's choices for judges, Holds impeachment trials

SenateHouse of Representatives
2.Sort each one: Senate or House of Representatives?

Sort: About one-third of members elected every two years, Has the power to impeach, 100 members, Members must be at least 25 years old

SenateHouse of Representatives
3.Sort each one: Senate or House of Representatives?

Sort: Members must be at least 30 years old, 435 voting members, Seats divided by each state's population, Approves or rejects treaties

SenateHouse of Representatives

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Answer key — Senate or House?

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  1. 1.1. Approves the President's choices for judges — Senate 2. Chooses the President if no one wins a majority of electoral votes — House of Representatives 3. Every seat is up for election every two years — House of Representatives 4. Holds impeachment trials — Senate
  2. 2.1. 100 members — Senate 2. About one-third of members elected every two years — Senate 3. Has the power to impeach — House of Representatives 4. Members must be at least 25 years old — House of Representatives
  3. 3.1. 435 voting members — House of Representatives 2. Approves or rejects treaties — Senate 3. Members must be at least 30 years old — Senate 4. Seats divided by each state's population — House of Representatives

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.1.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.