lawmaking process

The first step in the lawmaking process.

• The bill is introduced

• The bill is debated

• The bill is worked on in committees

• The bill is reviewed by the President (national laws) or Governor (state laws)

After being introduced, what is the next step in the lawmaking process?

• The bill is voted on

• The bill is debated

• The bill is worked on in committees

• The bill is reviewed by the President (national laws) or Governor (state laws)

After committee work, what is the next step in the lawmaking process?

• The bill is voted on

• The bill is debated

• The bill is re-introduced

• The bill is signed by the President (national laws) or Governor (state laws)

After debating the bill, what is the next step in the lawmaking process?

• The bill is voted on

• The bill turns into a law

• The bill is re-introduced

• The bill is signed by the President (national laws) or Governor (state laws)

If the bill passes the floor vote in both chambers, what is the next step in the lawmaking process?

• The bill is debated one more time

• The bill turns into a law immediately

• The bill turns into a law after 100 days

• The bill is sent to the President (national laws) or Governor (state laws)

What happens when the president or governor signs a bill?

• He didn't approve of it

• The bill enters Congress one more time for review

• It turns into a law

• The sun gets a little brighter

What happens when the president vetoes bill?

• He didn't approve of it

• He signs it

• It turns into a law

• He lets his cabinet review it

Who can introduce a bill for Congress or Florida Legislature?

• Only members of the Senate

• Only members of the House of Representatives/Delegates

• Only a member of that particular chamber

• Only the president introduces bills

What is the basic reason laws are made?

• In response to problems or issues

• In response to what other countries are doing

• In response to how well the economy is doing

• In response to how the president is behaving

In order for a bill to become a law, it must ___.

• be approved by Supreme Court
• be signed by the president.
• be revise by a Constitutional Convention
• approve by the Electoral College