How Bill Becomes a Law

What is a Bill?

• A law

• An idea for a new law

• The introduction to the Constitution

• The Legislative Branch

What is a committee?

• A group of people who meet to discuss a bill

• The President and his advisors

• The Speaker of the House

• The majority leader of the Senate

After a bill is introduced in the House, where does it go?

• A House committee studies the bill

• A Senate committtee studies the bill

• To the full House votes

• to the full Senate votes

When a bill passes the House, where does it go next?

• Senate
• Supreme Court
• President
• Library of Congress

If the House and Senate pass different version of the same bill, where does it go next?

• conference committee
• joint committee
• resolution committee
• President

What fraction vote does it take in both House and Senate to override a veto?

• 2/3
• 3/4
• 1/2
• 1/3

IF THE PRESIDENT SIGNS A BILL WHAT HAPPENS?

• IT BECOMES A LAW
• IT GOES BACK TO THE SENATE
• IT IS VETOED
• THE PRESIDENT EATS A SANDWICH

What is the term used for when the president says no to a bill? 

• Veto
• Majority Vote
• Signed Bill
• Light Saber

A bill MUST first move through a committee BEFORE it can move forward and be debated?

• true

• false

When a bill is in committee and the committee votes to by majority against the bill, what action has the committee taken?

• The bill has been killed

• The bill has been replaced

• The bill has been ignored

• The bill has been marked up