Ch. 12 Bill to Law

After the bill is debated on the House or Senate floor...

• there is a filibuster

• the bill is passed and made a law

• there is a vote

• it goes to committee

Each bill starts out as:

• an idea

• a veto

• a hopper

• a cloture

The longest filibuster in history lasted how many hours?

• 6

• 12

• 24

• 32

Once a bill is delivered to the White House, the president has 10 days to

• sign it into law

• veto it

• take no action, allowing the bill to become law without the president's signature

• all of the above

What happens after the House or Senate passes a bill?

• It goes into effect as law immediately.

• It goes to the other chamber.

• It goes to a subcommittee in the same chamber for hearings.

• It goes directly to the president for approval.

Once a bill is sent to a committee, the chair may choose to ignore it or to

• send it to the president

• send it to the president

• send it to a subcommittee

• put it in the hopper

Where may the idea for a bill originate?

• US Citizens

• Representatives

• Interest Groups

• All of the above

Amendment added to a bill that is totally unrelated to the bill.

• rider

• cloture

• veto

• hopper

A procedure where one or more members of Congress debate over a bill to delay or entirely prevent a decision being made on the proposal (they talk for a very long time)

• cloture

• rider

• veto

• filibuster

In which house can bills be introduced?

• The Senate

• House of Representatives

• None of the options

• Both of the options