How a Bill Becomes a Law

who may introduce a bill?

• Only members of Congress

• The President and members of Congress

• Only the House Speaker and the Senate Majority Leader

• Only the President, Speaker of the House, and Senate Majority Leader

If a bill is introduced in the Senate, it is given a number such as _____

• S2140

• SN2140

• HR2140

• US2140

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

All bills in the House must pass through the _______Committee to set the conditions for debate and amendments

• Conference

• Standing

• Rules

• Judiciary

All bills except for ______bills can start in either house of Congress.

• military

• jobs

• tax

• Immigration

If the House and the Senate pass different versions of the same bill, where is it sent for a compromise?

• Conference committee

• Speaker of the House

• Rules Committee

• President

_______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

_________is the number that must be present in order for Congress to do business

• 60

• Cloture

• quorum

• Filibuster

This is only found in the Senate

• Filibuster

• Conference Committee

• Censure

• Rules Committee