A senator is a congressman, a congressman isn't necessarily a senator. Congress is made up of the Senate and the House of Representatives, and both senators and representatives of the House are referred to as congressmen. A senator can always be referred to as a congressman, but a congressman is not necessarily a senator in the event they are a representative. Continue Reading.
Mandamus (We command) is a judicial remedy in the form of an order from a superior court, to any government subordinate court, corporation, or public authority, to do (or forbear from doing) some specific act which that body is obliged under law to do (or refrain from doing), and which is in the nature of public duty, and in certain cases one of a statutory duty.
A writ of mandamus is an order issued by a superior court to a lower court or other entity commanding the lower court, corporation or public authority to perform or not perform specific acts. Rules applying to a mandamus include: The requested act must be used as a judicial remedy.