United States Congress Quotes
In God We Trust.
Most people think that this has been a U. S. motto since the founding of the country. But it was not until 1864 that it appeared anywhere on the American scene. The original motto was “E Pluribus Unum”. In 1956, in a rash of anti-Communist fever, Congress adopted this slogan as the official motto and ordered that it be printed on all paper currency which it has been since 1957. God’s entry in the motto or the currency was never implemented by the founding fathers or in early America. It is a relatively modern act put on the currency when religion was part of the relatively modern culture wars.
US Congress, Motto that was adopted to be placed on American Coins, 1864
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Surprisingly to most people these words were never on American paper money until 1957when it was put there by Congress in the midst of one of the many Congressional “Culture Wars”. See {641647}.
The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States consisting of two chambers: the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Congress meets in the Capitol in Washington, D.C. Both senators and representatives are chosen through direct election, though vacancies in the Senate may be filled by a gubernatorial appointment. Members are usually affiliated to the Republican Party or to the Democratic Party, and only rarely to a third party or as independents. Congress has 535 voting members: 435 Representatives and 100 Senators.; A congress is a formal meeting of the representatives of different nations, constituent states, independent organizations, or groups.
