One half is the house of representative, the other half is the Senate
a quorum ( one over half votes )
Corrupt? the other half ineffective?
The only gold Bicentennial of Congress coin minted is a Five dollar coin not a half dollar, it is valued at about $300.00.
The Constitution requires that at least one half of the members of Congress be present in order to vote on a bill. Without that amount, a vote cannot be held.
half your face
Congress did not declare that pizza is a vegetable. The debate in Congress was not even about pizza! It had to do with the school lunch program and tomato paste. The debate stemmed around one-eighth cup of tomato paste being credited with the same nutritional value as half a cup of vegetables in the school lunch program regulations. President Obama's administration drafted guidelines that would have required the actual volume of the vegetable served to be one-half cup. As a result, one-eighth cup of tomato paste would no longer count as a serving of vegetables. Though not specifically debated in Congress, that would have meant that a slice of pizza would have to have one-half cup of tomato paste on it to be counted as a serving of vegetables. Congress blocked that change and one-eighth cup of tomato paste will still be counted as a serving of vegetables in the school lunch program. To read more, visit the Related Link.
Laws are passed by a majority vote which means over half. In Congress, only half the members need to be present to constitute a quorum, so in theory, a law can be passed by a quarter of Congress.
congress and the other one is house of representatives
One male Congress person is Congressman. More than one male in Congress is Congressmen. One female is Congresswoman. More than one is Congresswomen. Saying Congress Person/s is awkward.
There is just one senate and one house of representatives in congress.
One and one half or One and a half