Legislative Branch/Law

What is a Bill?

• A law

• An idea or proposal for a new law

• A Repealed Law

• A measure for gaining support

After a bill is introduced, where does the Leader of that Body of Congress send it?

• To a Standing Committee

• To a Conference Committee

• To the Floor for a Vote

• To the President's Desk

What is the main purpose or job of a subcommittee/subcommittee report?

• To study and debate the Bill

• To vote on the Bill

• To refer the Bill to the President

• To send the Bill to the other House

What happens if the president signs the bill?

• The bill dies

• The bill goes back to the Senate

• The bill goes back to the House of Representatives

• The bill becomes a law

How many members need to vote "Yes" to override the veto?

• One half of both the House and the Senate

• Two-thirds of only the Senate

• Two-thirds of only the House of Representatives

• Two-thirds of both the House and the Senate

Who can draft an idea for a bill?

• President

• Interest Groups

• A Random Person

• All of the above

Who may introduce a bill to Congress?

• Only members of Congress

• The President and members of Congress

• Only the House Speaker and the Senate Majority Leader

• Anyone

Once a bill is introduced in the House, WHO assigns it to a committee?

• Rules Committee

• Speaker of the House

• The President

• Congressional Whip

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 in the SENATE to kill a bill by talking it to death

• Cloture

• Filibuster

• Censure

• Pigeonholing