Upper house

In Congress, the Senate is the upper house compared to the House of Representatives.



Word Structure

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Sentence Examples

The Senate is sometimes called the upper house.

The upper house debates.

The upper house has 100 senators.

Semantic Relatives

Chamber

Legislative Branch

Legislature

Lower House

Senate



Textbook

Explore American Democracy Chapter 4 by Attainment

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