A quorum is the minimum number of members of a group necessary to constitute the group at a meeting. In a deliberative assembly, a quorum is necessary to conduct the business of that group. In contras
Vote cast against Themistocles. A quorum of 6,000 was required for ostracism under the Athenian democracy, according to Plutarch; a similar quorum was necessary in the following century for grants of citizenship.
Jim Dunnam led the "Killer Ds" walkout, a prominent example of quorum-busting.
The United States Senate is a chamber of the bicameral United States Congress; it is the upper house, and the U.S. House of Representatives is the lower house. Together, the Senate and House have the
The U.S. Senate chamber, c. 1873; two or three spittoons are visible by desks.
A typical Senate desk on the floor of the United States Senate
The Senate side of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C.