Representation & Equality – The Senate's Role

System of Government 1

Low Int – Adv
Teens & Adults
Grades 9–12

Part 4 of this Study Pack covers questions 27–28 of the US civics test. This portion focuses on the Senate, one of the most important components that the Founders wrote into the Constitution. Students learn about the Great Compromise.

Focus

US civics
naturalization
Senate
voting

Vocabulary

representative
citizens' needs
give voice
district
voting member
A spinning paper plane