How a Bill Becomes a Law

Who can draft (write or come up with) a bill?

• President

• Interest Groups

• Constituents

• All of the above

who may introduce a bill?

• Only members of Congress

• The President and members of Congress

• Only the House Speaker and the Senate Majority Leader

• Only the President, Speaker of the House, and Senate Majority Leader

If a bill is introduced in the Senate, it is given a number such as _____

• S2140

• SN2140

• HR2140

• US2140

Once a bill is introduced, where is it sent first?

• to a conference committee

• to a standing (a regular, permanent) committee

• to the President for approval

• the House Rules Committee

What happens to most bills in committee

• they die

• they pass with amendments

• they are filibustered

• they are sent to the floor for a vote

All bills in the House must pass through the _______Committee to set the conditions for debate and amendments and schedules the bill for a vote

• Conference

• Standing

• Rules

• Judiciary

If the committee pigeonholes (does nothing with) a bill, the ______it

• pass

• ignore

• amend

• override

All bills except for ______bills can start in either house of Congress.

• military

• jobs

• tax

• Immigration

If the House and the Senate pass different versions of the same bill, where is it sent for a compromise?

• Conference committee

• Speaker of the House

• Rules Committee

• President

_______is an attempt to kill a bill by talking it to death

• Cloture

• Filibuster

• Censure

• Pigeonholing