Lawmaking Process Intro

Lawmaking Process Intro

How a Bill Becomes a Law

Crash Course Section 1

Open Ended

Explain where ideas from bills can come from. How do the bills start their process in Congress? If a bill starts in the Senate, what part of the Senate sees the bill first?

How a Bill Becomes a Law

Crash Course Section 2

Open Ended

Explain how a bill gets from a committee in the Senate, passed through the Senate and then on to the House of Representatives.

Open Ended

Why does a bill often have to go through a conference committee? What does a conference committee do with the bill?

How a Bill Becomes a Law

Crash Course Section 3

Open Ended

Explain the three options the President could choose once a bill gets to their desk. What happens if Congress really wants the bill, but the President rejected it?

How a Bill Becomes a Law

Crash Course Section 4

Open Ended

Explain why the lawmaking process is so complicated. Then, summarize several ways that a bill can "die" in the lawmaking process.