How a Bill Becomes a Law

What begins in the US as a bill?

• The Bill of Rights

• Committee Actions

• A law

• A veto

A subcomittee hearing is held to "mark up a bill". The bill is then sent to a ________ committee.

• commiteer review

• Amend

• Debate

• standing

Who is the formal bill introduced to?

• Congress- House and Senate

• The Executive Office

• The Judicial Office

• Tax payers

What is it to amend in regards to making a bill a law?

• Must happen before voting to send it to the floor for debate.

• Cancel all ideas of the bill

• Set up a commitee

• Collaborate with the executive branch

Define "pidgeonholing"

• A hole in an oak tree for birds to have a nest.

• Committee Review

• A procedure in which 60 votes are required in the senate to end a filibuster.

• If the committee opposes the bill, the members refuses to report on a bill (Tabling).

What does the House Rules Committee do?

• Make all laws for the Judicial Branch.

• Veto all laws the Executive Branch makes

• Amend all

• Decides when bills will be heard and weather they are opened or closed for amendments.

Which side of Congress has a strict rule for debate, time limits, (only 5 minutes) to speak, where the speakers are approved ahead of time, and offered amendments must be approved ahead of time.

• House of Representatives

• Senate

• Executive Branch

• Committee Actions

True or False that a Bill must pass in each chamber of Congress (House of Republicans and Senate)?

• False because the president must pass it first

• False because it has to be taken to the judicial branch.

• True because only the Judicial Branch can do this.

• True, both chambers of Congress must pass the bill for it to become a law.

The president sings or vetos a bill, and if he does not do so in 10 days, the bill will become a law.

• Know as the "Pocket Veto"

• False

• He can declare it a law with his executive power

• The Judges from the Supreme Court can declare it a law.

If the President does Veto a bill, where doe the bill go after that?

• To the tax payers

• To the district attorney

• The House of Representatives where it requires a 2/3 override.

• It is a dead deal, and doesn't go anywhere.