How a Bill Becomes a Law

What is a Bill?

• A law

• An idea for a new law

• The introduction to the Constitution

• The Legislative Branch

What is a committee?

• A group of people who meet to discuss a bill

• The President and his advisors

• The Speaker of the House

• The majority leader of the Senate

Where does Congress meet?

• The White House

• The Supreme Court

• The Capitol

• Independence Hall

Where can a bill begin (select all that apply)?

• In the White House

• In the House of Representatives

• In the Senate

• In the Supreme Court

After a bill is introduced in the Senate, where does it go?

• A House committee studies the bill

• A Senate committtee studies the bill

• To the full House votes

• to the full Senate votes

After a bill is introduced in the House, where does it go?

• A House committee studies the bill

• A Senate committtee studies the bill

• To the full House votes

• to the full Senate votes

After the Senate Committee studies the bill what happens

• The bill goes to the full Senate

• The bill goes to the full House

• The committee votes

• The committee sends the bill to the President

What happens if the Senate committee votes no?

• The bill goes to the full Senate for a vote

• The bill goes to the full house for a vote

• The committee rewrites the bill

• The bill dies

What happens if the Senate committee votes yes to the bill?

• It goes to the full Senate for a vote

• It goes to the full House for a vote

• The committee rewrites the bill

• The bill dies

What happens if the Senate votes yes to the bill?

• It goes to the President to sign

• It goes to the full House for a vote

• It goes to a House committee to study

• The bill dies