Law Making Process

Who receives a bill first?

• The House
• The Senate
• Either the House or Senate
• President

Who signs a bill into law?

• President
• Vice President
• Secretary of State
• First Lady

What is it called when a President does not sign a bill?

• Filibuster
• Cloture
• Death by vote
• Veto

Who can override the President if he vetoes the bill?

• The entire consent of the Senate
• 2/3rd majority in both the House and Senate
• The Vice President
• 2/3rds of the entire population of Washington, D.C

Any changes to the bill must be agreed by both houses.

• True

• False

Where can an idea for a bill can come from?

• the President

• the American public

• members of Congress

• All of the Above

A bill must be debated and examined in a _____________ before it can be voted on by the entire House or Senate.

• panel of judges

• committee

• President

• Supreme Court

If there is a 50/50 tie vote in the Senate, the _______________ or presiding officer of the Senate can vote to break the tie.

• Vice President
• Speaker of the House
• President
• Chief Justice

If the president holds a bill for 10 days without signing it and Congress is still in session, the bill

• dies
• goes back to Congress
• becomes a law
• goes back to a committee to be reviewed

An idea for law that has not been passed by Congress or signed by the President?

• caucus

• bill

• cloture

• committee