What is the difference between the Senate and the HouseofCommons?

Answer 1

In Australian Federal politics there are two houses of Parliament. First of all there is the House of commons or the house of representatives, this is where the Prime minister comes from, The people in the house of commons or the reps as they are also called represent the voters that voted for them in electorates all over Australia. Each electorate has approximately the same number of voters in it. The representatives that win in each of these electorates get together and vote for the prime minister. The senators in the senate or as it is also known, The Upper House, Is voted by every one in a given state. each state has a certain amount of senators. For any law or decision made in the lower house to become effective it must be ratified by the senate. If the senate can stop a bill from the upper house from coming int effect then a new election can be called for by either the government or the opposition.