Lower house (house of reps) is elected differently to upper house. Each seat in lower house represents one electorate. This means only the member with most votes wins the seat, meaning that the lower house tends to be very difficult for a minor party to get into. Lower house makes all the policy & rules that govern the country, gets elected every 3 years.
Upper house (senate) is proportional voting - if minor party gets 10% of votes nationally, they get 10% of seats in senate, so it's possible for minor parties to get in. The job of upper house is to review legislation and review the honesty of the government. They have half-senate elections every 4 years.
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The upper house of the United States Congress is the United States Senate. The lower house of the United States Congress is the United States House of Representatives. This is known as bicameralism--that is, the legislature that is the U.S. Congress is bicameral.
The House of Representatives is the lower house. The Senate is the upper house.
The Senate (The Upper House) and The House of Representatives (The Lower House)
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The 628-member parliament, termed the Federal Assembly, consists of two chambers, the 450-member State Duma (the lower house) and the 176-member Federation Council (the upper house).