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Alower house is the lowerchamber of abicamerallegislature, where the other chamber is theupper house.[1] Although styled as "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide, the lower house has come to wield more power or otherwise exert significant political influence.
In comparison with the upper house, lower houses frequently display certain characteristics (though they vary by jurisdiction).
In aparliamentary system, the lower house:
In apresidential system, the lower house:
The lower house:
Members of the lower house:
The government of the day is usually required to presentits budget to the lower house, which must approve the budget. It is a widespread practice for revenue (appropriation) bills to originate in the lower house. A notable exception to this is theWest Virginia House of Delegates in the United States, which allows revenue bills to originate from either house.[2]
Many lower houses are named in manners such as follows:
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