How a bill becomes a law

The ability of the president to reject a bill is called a(n)

• veto

• rejection

• conference

• pigeonhole

Only a ________________ can introduce a bill in Congress.

• member of Congress

• President

• Senator

• Representative

A bill must pass through a _____________ before it can be voted on by the entire House or Senate.

• panel of judges

• committee

• President

• Supreme Court

n order for a bill to pass the House or Senate, it must get a ______________ vote. 

• 2/3

• 3/5

• 3/4

• majority

If the president holds a bill for 10 days without signing it and Congress is still in session, the bill

• dies

• goes back to Congress

• becomes a law

• goes back to a committee to be reviewed

What can the president do once he receives the bill?

• "pocket veto" the bill

• veto the bill

• sign the bill into law

• all of these

How many days does the president have to make his decision?

• 5

• 10

• 7

• 15

What is "the hopper?"

• where bills become laws

• a basketball term

• where the bill is assigned legislative number

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