How a Bill Becomes a Law

What is the First Step in a Bill Becoming a Law?

• Someone calls a Congressman with an Idea

• Someone calls the President with an Idea

• Someone calls the Police

• A judge see a problem with a law

Once a bill is written a few key congress men (a)   and debate, if the Bill should be a law

What are the steps in Congress a Bill takes to become a law

• If they vote yes it goes to the senate and the entire process starts all over.

• Congress votes on what they discussed

• The Congressman write a Bill and takes it to committee

• Someone gets an idea and calls a congressman

• A committee discusses and debates the Bill

What are some difficulties a Bill faces in becoming a law. Write your answer in 2-3 complete sentences.

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• Yes

• Definitely

A​ ​​_ (a)   is an idea for a new law. Before it can become a law, it has to be approved by Congress, which is the part of the government that makes laws. Congress is made up of two groups: the House of Representatives and the Senate. First, the bill is introduced. Then, it’s discussed in ​ ​ (b)   . After, the entire House of Representatives votes. . If most members agree, it moves to the other group ​ to be voted on again. If both the House of Representatives and the Senate approve the bill, it is sent to

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(c)   . If the President signs the bill, it becomes a law!

• Mayor
• Governor
• Mayor of Congress
• Bill
• Law
• Committee
• The President
• Police
• Veto

Match the following jobs to different vocabulary words

• Where Congress debates Bills

• Veto

• Different groups in Congress

• House of Representative and the Senate

• The number of votes needed to fix a veto

• Committee

• An idea that is trying to become a law

• Bill

• When the President rejects a bill

• 2/3

What was one of the main reasons the bill was vetoed?

• It would have cost too much money.

• It was too short.

• It was too complicated.

• It was too old.

Who does the speaker believe should benefit from new laws?

• All citizens

• Only the wealthy

• Only the poor

• Only the middle class

What does the speaker plan to do after vetoing the bill?

• Work with Congress to create a better bill

• Ignore the issue

• Pass the bill anyway

• Leave office