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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, Has the power to impeach, Two members from every state, Holds impeachment trials

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

Sort: Two-year terms, Led by the Speaker, About one-third of members elected every two years, Approves the President's choices for judges

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

Sort: Members must be at least 25 years old, The Vice President is its presiding officer, 435 voting members, Members must be at least 30 years old

SenateHouse of Representatives

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Answer key — Senate or House?

Set 24. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Chooses the President if no one wins a majority of electoral votes — House of Representatives 2. Has the power to impeach — House of Representatives 3. Holds impeachment trials — Senate 4. Two members from every state — Senate
  2. 2.1. About one-third of members elected every two years — Senate 2. Approves the President's choices for judges — Senate 3. Led by the Speaker — House of Representatives 4. Two-year terms — House of Representatives
  3. 3.1. 435 voting members — House of Representatives 2. Members must be at least 25 years old — House of Representatives 3. Members must be at least 30 years old — Senate 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.