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The Senate is sometimes called the States' House. Why?
- aBecause it meets in a different state capital each year in turn
- bBecause the state Premiers and their ministers sit in the Senate
- cBecause each state has the same number of senators, whatever its sizeCorrect answer
- dBecause it makes all the laws that apply to the states and territories
Why?
In the Senate every state has an equal voice, because each one has the same number of senators. That is why it is called the States' House. It is also called the Upper House or the House of Review.
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