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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: 100 members, Has the power to impeach, 435 voting members, Six-year terms

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

Sort: All bills to raise taxes start here, Led by the Speaker, About one-third of members elected every two years, Approves or rejects treaties

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

Sort: Two-year terms, Holds impeachment trials, The Vice President is its presiding officer, Every seat is up for election every two years

SenateHouse of Representatives

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Answer key — Senate or House?

Set 6. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. 100 members — Senate 2. 435 voting members — House of Representatives 3. Has the power to impeach — House of Representatives 4. Six-year terms — Senate
  2. 2.1. About one-third of members elected every two years — Senate 2. All bills to raise taxes start here — House of Representatives 3. Approves or rejects treaties — Senate 4. Led by the Speaker — House of Representatives
  3. 3.1. Every seat is up for election every two years — House of Representatives 2. Holds impeachment trials — Senate 3. The Vice President is its presiding officer — Senate 4. Two-year terms — House of Representatives

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