How a Bill Becomes a Law

After a bill is proposed in either the House or the Senate, it then goes to

• The other house in Congress (the House of Representatives or the Senate)

• The President

• A committee

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If a Senate bill wins the majority of votes in the Senate, the bill then goes to

• The President to sign into law

• The Supreme Court then checks the bill's constitutionality

• The House of Representatives

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If different versions of a bill passed the House of Representatives and the Senate, what type of committee tries to create a compromise bill?

• select

• compromise

• standing

• conference

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If Congress really wants a bill to become law and the President has vetoed the bill, what can Congress do?

• Start all over again with a new bill.

• Appeal the President’s veto of the bill to the Supreme Court.

• Both houses of Congress can override the President's veto with a two-thirds vote, and the bill becomes law despite the President's veto.

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Why is the process for passing a law so complicated?

• to make sure Congress is doing their job

• to keep Congress busy

• to stop stupid or dangerous laws

• to make it impossible to change the Constitution

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True or False: There are many more ways for a bill to become law than to be killed.

• True

• False

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What is the easiest way to "kill" a bill?

• to not vote on it

• hide it

• send it to the Supreme Court

• veto it

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Why did the Framers of the Constitution set up the legislative branch so complexly?

• To prevent authoritarian laws and tyrannical government

• To prevent the Constitution from being changed

• To make representatives and senators work hard for the American people

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After a House of Representatives bill is proposed and passed by a committee, it next goes to

• the House floor for debate and vote

• the Senate for a vote

• a conference committee

• the President

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After a bill is proposed in the Senate, where does it go?

• A House committee works on the bill

• A Senate committee works on the bill

• To the full House for a vote

• To the full Senate for a vote

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