Legislative Branch - How a Bill Becomes a Law

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An idea for a law can come from: the President, Constituents, Interest Groups

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All of the Above

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A bill must pass through a _____________ before it can be voted on by the entire House or Senate.

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committee

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The only way to override a presidential veto is to get a ____________ vote in both houses of Congress in favor of the bill.

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2/3

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After a bill passes the first house it goes to the second house, what happens to it there?

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It goes through the same steps as it did in the first house

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After the House and the Senate debate and vote on the bill, where does the bill get sent to?

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President

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If the House and Senate pass different versions of the same bill, where does it go next?

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conference committee

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A conference committee is made up of members from which house? Options: Senate, House of Representatives, Both, Neither

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Both

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What committee tells the houses what rule they must follow when voting on a bill?

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Action Committee

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Once a bill is sent to committee, what actions may the committee take? Options: the committee may send it to a sub committee for further study, the committee may hold hearings, the committee may send it to the entire chamber for a vote “as -is”, all of the above

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all of the above

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What must happen for a "pocket veto" to occur?

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Congress ends session within 10 days.