Bill to law Quiz

An idea for a law can come from

• the President
• Constituents
• Interest Groups
• All of the Above

A bill must pass through a _____________ before it can be voted on by the entire House or Senate.

• panel of judges
• committee
• President
• Supreme Court

The only way to override a presidential veto is to get a ____________ vote in both houses of Congress in favor of the bill. 

• majority
• 2/3
• 3/4
• unanimous

IF THE PRESIDENT SIGNS A BILL WHAT HAPPENS?

• IT BECOMES A LAW
• IT GOES BACK TO THE SENATE
• IT IS VETOED
• THE PRESIDENT EATS A SANDWICH

IN WHICH HOUSE CAN BILLS BE INTRODUCED

• YOUR HOUSE
• HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
• THE SENATE
• BOTH THE HOUSE OF REPS. OR THE SENATE

When a bill passes the House, where does it go next?

• Senate
• Supreme Court
• President
• Library of Congress

After a bill passes the first house it goes to the second house, what happens to it there?

• They sign it into law
• It goes through the same steps as it did in the first house
• They veto it
• It is edited by an editor

After the House and the Senate debate and vote on the bill, where does the bill get sent to?

• Congress
• Judicial Branch
• President
• Legislative Branch

If the House and Senate pass different version of the same bill, where does it go next?

• conference committee
• joint committee
• resolution committee
• President

What is the term used for when the president says no to a bill? 

• Veto
• Majority Vote
• Signed Bill
• Light Saber