How a Bill Becomes a Law

All bills start out as an __________ from concerned citizens, other congressmen, the president, or special interest group.

• idea

• law

• vote

• committee

A __________ sponsors the idea and turns it into writing.

• senator

• committee

• representative

• president

The bill is then introduced into the __________ or the __________.

• Senate

• Congress

• House of Representatives

• State Legislatives

The whole House then __________ and must __________ on the bill.

• votes, agree

• writes, sign

• reads, approve

• discusses, reject

Committees can either __________, __________, or __________ the bill.

• veto

• approve

• edit

• deny

After being introduced in the House, the bill goes to __________. Who are experts on the topic.

• committees

• the president

• the Senate

• the public

After one of the houses passes the bill, it then goes to the __________, and the process __________.

• other house, repeats

• president, ends

• committee, stops

• public, begins

If the Senate makes any changes to the bill, it goes back to the __________ for approval.

• House of Representatives

• president

• public

• Supreme Court

• committee

If both houses pass the bill, it then goes to the __________.

• president

• committee

• public

• Supreme Court

In order to override the president’s veto, Congress needs ____ / ____ vote of __________ houses.

• 2/3, both

• 1/2, one

• 3/4, all

• 1/3, either