<Li> It typically has fewer members or seats than the lower house (though notably not in the United Kingdom parliament). </Li> <Li> It has usually a higher age of candidacy than the lower house . </Li> <P> In parliamentary systems the upper house is frequently seen as an advisory or "revising" chamber; for this reason, its powers of direct action are often reduced in some way . Some or all of the following restrictions are often placed on upper houses: </P> <Ul> <Li> Lack of control over the executive branch . (On the other hand, in the US and many other presidential systems, the Senate or upper chamber has more control over the composition of the Cabinet and the administration generally, through its prerogative of confirming the president's nominations to senior offices .) </Li> <Li> No absolute veto of proposed legislation, though suspensive vetoes are permitted in some states . </Li> <Li> In countries where it can veto legislation (such as the Netherlands), it may not be able to amend the proposals . </Li> <Li> A reduced or even absent role in initiating legislation . </Li> <Li> No power to block supply, or budget measures (a rare example of a Parliamentary upper house that does possess this power is the Australian Senate, which notably exercised that power in 1975) </Li> </Ul>

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