Chapter 2 Lawmaking Quiz

A written law passed by legislative (U.S. Congress).

• Statute

• Supremacy Clause

• Bill

• Legislative Intent

The national legislative body of the U.S. consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives.

• General Assembly

• Congress

• OSHA

• Statutes

A clause of the U.S. Constitution which dictates that federal law is the “supreme law of the land”

• Necessary and Proper Clause

• Elastic Clause

• Supremacy Clause

• CIA

A treaty is defined as a(n)

• agreement or contract between countries

• statute passed by Congress

• statute declared constitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court

• compact between two or more states in the United States

The first step in the lawmaking process.

• The bill is introduced into Congress

• The bill is debated

• The bill is worked on in committees

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

What happens when the president 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 did not approve of it

• He signs it

• It turns into a law

• He lets his cabinet review it

True or False: Individuals like you, me, your parents, etc. can influence and help shape new legislation (laws).

• True

• False

Once a bill passes in the House of Representatives, it is ___.

• sent to the President.

• sent to the U.S. Supreme Court

• sent to the Senate

• a new law

What is the written down idea for a law called before it officially becomes a law?

• Veto

• Act

• Bill

• Statute