The Lawmaking Process

A bill is a proposed law, or a....

• law that will not pass

• a law before it is passed

• a law that has already passed

Which house of Congress can a bill be proposed in?

• The House of Representatives

• The Senate

• Both the House and the Senate

Where must REVENUE bills begin?

• The Senate

• The House of Representatives

• The White House

After a bill is introduced, it is given a number and sent to...

• The Senate

• Committee

• The House of Representatives

A bill can be changed after it is sent to committee?

• TRUE

• FALSE

Where do bills go to be voted on?

• The floor of the Senate

• The floor of the House

What percentage of the vote does a bill need to pass the House?

• 49%

• 50%

• 50% plus 1

When is a bill sent to the other house of Congress?

• Once it is voted down in the first House.

• Once it passes in the House it originated in

• Once the President decides to send it

Once a bill goes to the OTHER house of Congress, it goes through the same procedures it did to pass in the first house of Congress.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Once the second house votes on a bill, where does the bill go if it was CHANGED?

• joint committee

• back to the other house of Congress

• To the president