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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 members from every state, Seats divided by each state's population, Six-year terms, Chooses the President if no one wins a majority of electoral votes

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

Sort: Holds impeachment trials, The Vice President is its presiding officer, Led by the Speaker, Two-year terms

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

Sort: Approves the President's choices for judges, Every seat is up for election every two years, 435 voting members, Approves or rejects treaties

SenateHouse of Representatives

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Answer key — Senate or House?

Set 5. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Chooses the President if no one wins a majority of electoral votes — House of Representatives 2. Seats divided by each state's population — House of Representatives 3. Six-year terms — Senate 4. Two members from every state — Senate
  2. 2.1. Holds impeachment trials — Senate 2. Led by the Speaker — House of Representatives 3. The Vice President is its presiding officer — Senate 4. Two-year terms — House of Representatives
  3. 3.1. 435 voting members — House of Representatives 2. Approves or rejects treaties — Senate 3. Approves the President's choices for judges — Senate 4. Every seat is up for election every two years — House of Representatives

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