How a Bill Becomes a Law

What is the name of a law before it becomes official?

• Pre Law

• Bill

• Affidavit

• Preamble

Once a bill is introduced, which group studies the bill?

• Committee

• Political Party

• Panel of Judges

• Candidates

What does it mean when a bill is tabled?

• The bill is officially approved by congress

• The bill becomes a law

• The bill is sent to the president

• It is set aside to be worked on later

Which two chambers discuss and debate the bill?

• House of Representatives and the Senate

• Senate and the Supreme Court

• House of Representatives and the cabinet

• Senate and the cabinet

Which group usually gets more bills passed into laws?

• Minority political party

• Majority political party

• the President and his cabinet

• The judicial branch

If a bill starts in the House of Representatives and gets approved, where does it go next?

• Senate

• President

• It becomes a law

• The citizens vote on it

If both the House and Senate agree that a bill would make a good law but want to make changes, where does the bill go?

• To the judicial branch

• To the cabinet

• To committee

• To a group of citizens to debate

Once both chambers of Congress approve a bill where is it sent to?

• The Vice President

• The President

• The Speaker of the House

• President Pro Tempore of the Senate

If the president vetoes a bill where does the bill go to?

• Back to Congress

• No where; it cannot become a law

• The Supreme Court debates it

• The citizens will vote on it in next election

How much of Congress has to agree to override a presidential veto?

• 3/4

• 1/2

• 1/3

• 2/3