Lawmaking

The first step in the lawmaking process.

• The bill is introduced

• The bill is debated

• The bill is worked on in committees

• The bill is reviewed by the President (national laws) or Governor (state laws)

After being introduced, what is the next step in the lawmaking process?

• The bill is voted on

• The bill is debated

• The bill is worked on in committees

• The bill is reviewed by the President (national laws) or Governor (state laws)

After committee work, what is the next step in the lawmaking process?

• The bill is voted on

• The bill is debated

• The bill is re-introduced

• The bill is signed by the President (national laws) or Governor (state laws)

After debating the bill, what is the next step in the lawmaking process?

• The bill is voted on

• The bill turns into a law

• The bill is re-introduced

• The bill is signed by the President (national laws) or Governor (state laws)

What happens when the president or governor signs a bill?

• He didn't approve of it

• The bill enters Congress one more time for review

• It turns into a law

• The sun gets a little brighter

What happens when the president vetoes bill?

• He didn't approve of it

• He signs it

• It turns into a law

• He lets his cabinet review it

What is the basic reason laws are made?

• In response to problems or issues

• In response to what other countries are doing

• In response to how well the economy is doing

• In response to how the president is behaving

The lawmaking body at the national level is ___.

• the Electoral College
• the president
• the U.S. Supreme Court
• Congress

What is the written down idea for a law called before it officially becomes a law?

• Veto

• Act

• Bill

• Statute

Match the following

• voting

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• president

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• introducing

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• debating

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• committee

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