The senate is the upper house.
Congress has two sections, the Senate and the House of Representatives. They are both part of Congress.
(in the US) There is no "upper" and "lower" houses of Congress, they are both equal. Under the US form of government one cannot function without the other. Only the geographical areas of the representation of their members, and the terms of their service are different.
Canada's government has a lower house just like Congress and an upper house with Senators.
Congress is the legislative branch of the US government.
The upper house of the United States congress is named the Senate after the civil body of the Roman Republic and later empire.
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That depends on which congress you are talking about; state congress - then yes. If the US Congress, then no.
The upper house in the US government is the Senate.
The three branches of government in the U.S. are: 1. Executive (President), 2. Legislative (Congress - consisting of the House of Representatives or "lower house," and the Senate or "upper house), and 3. Judicial (Courts).
The US Senate is one of the 2 houses of the US Congress. It is composed of 2 Senators from each state and is considered to be the "upper house" of the 2 houses of Congress.
The alternate of the upper house is the lower house. In the US Congress, the upper house is the Senate and the lower house is the House of Representatives.