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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: Two-year terms, Approves the President's choices for judges, Two members from every state, Led by the Speaker

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

Sort: Six-year terms, Members must be at least 30 years old, All bills to raise taxes start here, 435 voting members

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

Sort: Chooses the President if no one wins a majority of electoral votes, About one-third of members elected every two years, Seats divided by each state's population, The Vice President is its presiding officer

SenateHouse of Representatives

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Answer key — Senate or House?

Set 12. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Approves the President's choices for judges — Senate 2. Led by the Speaker — House of Representatives 3. Two members from every state — Senate 4. Two-year terms — House of Representatives
  2. 2.1. 435 voting members — House of Representatives 2. All bills to raise taxes start here — House of Representatives 3. Members must be at least 30 years old — Senate 4. Six-year terms — Senate
  3. 3.1. 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. Seats divided by each state's population — House of Representatives 4. The Vice President is its presiding officer — Senate

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