How a Bill Becomes a Law

To make statements in hearings or court to establish some truth or fact. 

• Testify
• Subcommmittee
• Conference Committee

A branch of a standing committee that has a special area of study. 

• Subcommittee
• Conference Committee
• Floor Leader

A House-Senate committee that works out the differences in bills passed by the two houses of Congress. 

• Subcommittee
• Conference Committee
• Presiding Officer

The Leader of a government body who runs or directs that body.

• Whip
• Floor Leader
• Presiding Officer

Laws that are made or proposed.

• Testify
• Legislation
• Whip

The leader of each of the two political parties in Congress who directs the debate on proposed bills.

• Floor leader
• Presiding Officer
• Whip

The assistant to each of the floor leaders of Congress.

• Whip
• Presiding Officer
• Floor Leader

Every law begins as a ________.

• bill
• session
• debate

A delaying method where a senator tries to kill a bill by speaking for a very long time so the Senate must go on to other business. 

• Hopper
• Conference Committee
• Filibuster

___________creates a compromise bill when the two houses pass a variation of the same bill.

• Conference Committee
• Filibuster
• The House of Representatives