CE.6c Quiz 12/9/2020

A bill can be introduced in the the Senate by a/an __.

• president
• senator
• chief justice
• lobbyist

What is the first step in creating a new law?

• Overriding the presidential veto
• Introduction of a bill by a senator or house member
• Referral to committee
• Signing by the president

Senator Cetera writes a bill about banning cell phones in the state of Illinois while driving an automobile.  What would be the first step?

• Senator Cetera introduces bill in the House of Representatives
• Senator Cetera introduces bill to the Senate.
• Senator Cetera allows the bill to be sent to a Congressional Committee.
• Senator Cetera takes the bill right away to the President.

What happens to a bill after it passes the committee?

• It is sent to the other house for consideration
• It is sent to a subcomittee for further study
• It is sent to the president for a signature
• It is referred to the entire House or Senate for consideration

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

Once a bill passes one house, it is ___.

• sent to the president.
• sent to the U.S. Supreme Court
• sent to the other house
• a new law 

The two houses of Congress are the _ and _.

• U.S. Senate, General Assembly
• Congress, Circuit Court
• House of Representatives, VA Senate
• House of Representatives, U.S. Senate

What must happen after a bill is debated on?

• Bill is voted on
• Bill is introduced
• Bill is sent to the President
• Bill is worked on in committee

How are implied powers most often used by the United States Congress?

• to help carry out expressed powers

• to force the president to sign new legislation

• to encourage citizens to vote

• to give the government veto powers

Officials who are elected to serve in the national legisature -

• make amendments
• enforce laws
• appoint judges
• make laws