How a Bill Becomes a Law

Almost all of the bills introduced in Congress become laws.

• True
• False

A joint resolution in a bill that has been approved by

• Only the House of Representatives
• The President
• Both the House and the Senate
• Only the Senate

An idea for a law can come from

• the President
• Constituents
• Interest Groups
• All of the Above

Only a ________________ can introduce a bill in Congress.

• member of Congress
• President
• Senator
• Representative

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

• panel of judges
• committee
• President
• Supreme Court

Only members of the _________________ can use a filibuster to try and stop a bill from passing by talking it to death. 

• Senate
• House
• House and Senate
• committee

The only way to stop a filibuster is to get 3/5 of the Senate to vote for _____________.

• a joint resolution
• seniority
• a gerrymander
• cloture

In order for a bill to pass the House or Senate, it must get a ______________ vote. 

• 2/3
• 3/5
• majority
• 3/4

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

• majority
• 2/3
• 3/4
• unanimous

After they are introduced, bills usually go to a permanent committee to be studied and debated. These are known as ____________ committees.

• Select
• Joint
• Conference
• Standing