Senate of the Caldan Union
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The Senate of the Caldan Union is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of the Caldan Union. The Senate consists of 52 senators. Three are elected from each Caldan province and one if elected from the Grand Duchy of Tarana. Each senator represents the entirety of a province and elections to the provincial delegations are staggered, with one senator being elected from each province during each general election. Tarana holds senatorial elections every three general elections. While the Senate is the upper house, it is not more powerful than the House of Representatives. It merely means that it's members are accorded a higher place in the order of precedence. Because the Senate is smaller, individual members may be more influential than individual members of the House who are not also government ministers. Nonetheless, as a body, the House of Representatives is constitutionally dominant. The prime minister and Cabinet must maintain the confidence of the House of and the House is capable of passing a bill over the Senate's objections with a supermajority. All legislation must originate in the House.