9 How a Bill becomes a Law

The formal process of how a bill becomes a law begins with a legislator introducing a bill which in turn is referred to a ___________.

• committee

• senator

• party leader

• referendum

The committee will write up the bill in formal, legal language, or __________, and vote on it.

• mark-up

• invoice

• requisition

• acquiesce

The ___________ allows for amendment to the bill making the bill less likely to pass.

• open rule

• closed rule

• mark up rule

• logrolling rule

The Senate version of the bill is sent to the House, before the bill goes out to the floor of the House, it must go to the ___________.

• rules committee

• conference committee

• joint committee

• President

The exact same bill has to pass both houses of Congress before it goes to the ______________.

• President

• Rules Committee

• Speaker of the House

• Supreme Court

Usually the second branch of Congress will want to make changes to the bill... if this happens, the bill will go to a ________________.

• Conference Committee

• Ad Hoc Committee

• Executive Committee

• Joint Resolution

Once the bill gets to the President's desk, he can either sign it or _____ it or even ignore it.

• veto

• modify

• return

• revise

A __________ is when the President ignores a bill and Congress goes out of session.

• pocket veto

• requisition

• blackball

• logroll

If Congress really wanted a bill and the President has vetoed it, they can _________ the veto with a two-thirds majority.

• override

• sanction

• approbate

• resolve

A bill can die if the __________ or majority leader refuses to refer the bill to committee.

• Speaker of the House

• President

• Supreme Court Justice

• Ad Hoc Committee