How a Bill Becomes a Law

How a Bill Becomes a Law

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Type of resolution-both houses need action, but not a law

• Simple Resolution-

• Joint Resolutions

• Concurrent Resolutions

• Public Bills

• Private Bills

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Resolution that affects both houses

• Simple Resolution-

• Joint Resolutions

• Concurrent Resolutions

• Public Bills

• Private Bills

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Resolution that affects one house

• Simple Resolution-

• Joint Resolutions

• Concurrent Resolutions

• Public Bills

• Private Bills

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who may introduce a bill?

• Only members of Congress

• The President and members of Congress

• Only the House Speaker and the Senate Majority Leader

• Only the President, Speaker of the House, and Senate Majority Leader

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A Proposed law is called a______

• Amendment
• Executive Order
• Bill
• Coin

The bill is given a number and sent to the appropriate committee.

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direct contact made by a lobbyist in order to persuade government officials to support the policies their interest group favors

• Logrolling

• Pork-barrel Legislation

• Lobbying

• Lobbyist-

• Veto

The House of Representatives debates the bill. The bill can pass, fail, be changed, or be sent back to committee.

If the bill is passed, it is sent to the Senate for consideration.

The House of Representatives debates the bill. The bill can pass, fail, be changed, or be sent back to committee.

If the bill is passed, it is sent to the Senate for consideration.

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If a bill is introduced in the Senate, it is given a number such as _____

• S2140

• SN2140

• HR2140

• US2140

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Is the Filibuster contained in the Constitution?

• Yes

• No

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Which of these can be filibustered?

• Low level Presidential nominations

• Supreme Court nominations

• Legislation

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A lengthy speech designed to delay or kill the vote on a bill; used only in the Senate

• Consensus

• Filibuster

• Partisan

• Delegate

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Prevents filibustering (16 signatures) and ends debate in the Senate, by a 3/5s vote of the Senate

• Cloture rule

• Null

• Unilateral

• Prohibit

The presidents Role

•sign the bill into law

•POCKET VETO the bill

•allow the bill to become law without his signature

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This is only found in the Senate

• Filibuster

• Conference Committee

• Censure

• Rules Committee

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When a President vetoes a bill, it is very rarely overridden by Congress.

• TRUE
• FALSE

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What happens after the President signs a bill?

• It goes back to the full Senate for final approval.
• It goes back to the full House for final approval.
• It becomes a law.
• It goes back to a Congressional Committee for final approval.

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Who has to approve or pass a bill before it goes to the President for his approval? (read the choices carefully)

• the Senate
• the House
• Congress
• the Supreme Court

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Now that the bill has passed from the Senate to the House, how many votes does it need?

• 1/3
• majority
• minority
• 2/3

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If a bill goes through the Senate first, what is the LEAST amount of votes that it needs to move onto the House of Representatives?

• 50
• 51
• 75
• 100

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A bill can be introduced into Congress by ___. (read the choices carefully)

• a member of the House of Representatives
• a member of the Senate
• either a member of the Senate or House of Representatives
• the President

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Who can draft (write or come up with) a bill?

• President

• Interest Groups

• Constituents

• All of the above

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Once a bill is introduced, where is it sent first?

• to a conference committee

• to a standing (a regular, permanent) committee

• to the President for approval

• the House Rules Committee

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What happens to most bills in committee

• the die

• they pass with amendments

• they are filibustered

• they are sent to the floor for a vote

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All bills in the House must pass through the _______Committee to set the conditions for debate and amendments

• Conference

• Standing

• Rules

• Judiciary

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All bills except for ______bills can start in either house of Congress.

• military

• jobs

• tax

• Immigration

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If the House and the Senate pass different versions of the same bill, where is it sent for a compromise?

• Conference committee

• Speaker of the House

• Rules Committee

• President

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_______is an attempt to kill a bill by talking it to death

• Cloture

• Filibuster

• Censure

• Pigeonholing

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If the President takes no action on a bill and Congress remains in session for 10 days, what happens to it?

• becomes a law

• It dies

• it is pocket vetoed

• It is returned to committee

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How can Congress override a presidential veto?

• Majority vote of both houses

• The Speaker of the House and Senate Majority leader can override it

• 3/4 vote of both Houses

• 2/3 vote of both houses