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Another name for upper house in the US is the "SENATE".
Read further if you want a little more understanding of upper and lower houses (a bicameral system).
The legislative branch of the United States is called "Congress". In Britain, Australia and other Commonweatlh nations it is called "Parliament". They are bicameral meaning two chambers, the upper house and the lower house.
In the United States of America, congress is composed of:
- the upper house which is the "Senate"
- the lower house which is the "House of Representatives"
The Commonwealth parliament (e.g. the Australian parliament) is composed of:
- the "Crown", represented by the Governor-General
- the upper house which is the "Senate"
- the lower house which is the "House of Representatives"
The Victorian parliament (an example of a state in Australia, a Commonwealth nation) is composed of:
- the "Crown", represented by the Governor
- the upper house which is called the "Legislative Council"
- the lower house which is called the "Legislative Assembly"
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