How a Bill Becomes a Law

Which federal branch of government makes laws?

• Judicial
• Executive
• Legislative
• Federal

A concerned citizen can contact his Senator or Congressman about an idea that he would like to see become a law.

• TRUE
• FALSE

A bill can be introduced into Congress by ___. (read the choices carefully)

• a member of the House of Representatives
• a member of the Senate
• either a member of the Senate or House of Representatives
• the President

If a bill goes through the Senate first, what is the LEAST amount of votes that it needs to move onto the House of Representatives?

• 50
• 51
• 75
• 100

Now that the bill has passed from the Senate to the House, how many votes does it need?

• 1/3
• majority
• minority
• 2/3

Who has to approve or pass a bill before it goes to the President for his approval? (read the choices carefully)

• the Senate
• the House
• Congress
• the Supreme Court

What happens after the President signs a bill?

• It goes back to the full Senate for final approval.
• It goes back to the full House for final approval.
• It becomes a law.
• It goes back to a Congressional Committee for final approval.

If the President vetoes a bill, both the House and the Senate need a __ vote to override the veto so that it can become a law.

• 1/3
• majority
• 3/4
• 2/3

When a President vetoes a bill, it is very rarely overridden by Congress.

• TRUE
• FALSE

Out of the 10,000 bills presented to Congress each year, very few of the bills that Congress considers actually are passed and become laws.

• TRUE
• FALSE