How a bill becomes a law

What happens to most bills in committee

• the die

• they pass with amendments

• they are filibustered

• they are sent to the floor for a vote

_______is an attempt to kill a bill by talking it to death

• Cloture

• Filibuster

• Censure

• Pigeonholing

Bills must pass with a ________vote of both houses to become law

• 3/4s

• 3/5s

• 2/3s

• 51% majority

A Proposed law is called a______

• Amendment
• Executive Order
• Bill
• Coin

A ratified bill is called  a_________

• Executive Order
• Amendment
• Law
• Apple

Biils that deal with money must start in which house?

• House of Representatives
• Senate
• White House
• Poor House

Who are the only people that can write bills?

• The People
• Governors
• President
• Senators and Representatvies

After a bill is introduced, in either house, and given a number it goes to a _____________________

• Editor
• Committee
• printer to make copies
• state government

Which of the following can a committee NOT do?

• Amend the bill
• Rewrite the bill
• Ignore the bill
• Sign it into law

After the committee in the first house is done studying a bill, where does the bill go if they decide to recommend passage?

• Conference committee

• Floor vote

• Calendar committee

• President