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.
The thalamus (from Greek Î¸Î¬Î»Î±Î¼Î¿Ï, chamber)[1] is the large mass of gray matter in the dorsal part of the diencephalon of the brain with several functions such as relaying of sensory and motor signals to the cerebral cortex,[2][3][page needed] and the regulation of consciousness, sleep, and alertness.[citation needed]