Legislative Process

What is a law

• an idea for a bill

• a rule made by a government

• another name for a senator

• another name for a representative

What is a bill?

• an idea for a law

• a rule made by the President

• a rule made by the Supreme Court

• another name for the Legislative Branch

Where does a bill start?

• With the President

• In the Supreme Court

• In the House or Senate

• In the Cabinet

After a member of Congress presents the bill, where does it go?

• To the President

• To the full House or Senate

• To the Supreme Court

• To a committee

If the committee votes NO to a bill, what happens to it?

• To the President

• To the full House or Senate

• To the Supreme Court

• It stops

If the committee votes YES to a bill, what happens to it?

• To the President

• To the full House or Senate

• To the Supreme Court

• It stops

If the full House or Senate votes NO to a bill, what happens to it?

• It goes back to the committee

• It goes to the other side of Congress

• It goes to the President

• It stops

If the full House or Senate votes YES to a bill, what happens to it?

• It goes back to the committee

• It goes to the other side of Congress

• It goes to the President

• It stops

When a bill goes to the other side of Congress, where does it start?

• In a committee

• In the full House or Senate

• With the President

• In the Supreme Court

If the second committee votes NO to a bill, what happens to it?

• It goes back to the first house of Congress

• It goes to the full House or Senate

• It goes to the President

• It stops