Sol Reading

Which of the following should be in boxes a and c?

• a - action by the General Assembly or convention

  c - action by Congress

• a - action by the Supreme Court

  C - ratification by Virginia voters

• a - debating on the Floor of Congress

  c - work in committees

• a - action by Congress or convention

  c - action by the General Assembly or convention

Choose the correct order on how a bill becomes a law.

• 1. First Reading

  2. Royal Assent

  3. Committee Stage

  4. Second Reading

  5. Third Reading

  6. The other Chamber goes through the same process

  7. Report Stage

• 1. First Reading

  2. Second Reading

  3. Committee Stage

  4. Report Stage

  5. Third Reading

  6. The other Chamber goes through the same process

  7. Royal Assent

• 1. First Reading

  2. Second Reading

  3. Report Stage

  4. Third Reading

  5. Committee Stage

  6. Royal Assent

  7. The other Chamber goes through the same process

What freedom is the subject of the image above?

• Religion

• Assembly

• Press

• Petition

What is the freedom expressed best in the image above?

• Press

• Due Process

• Assembly

• Religion

Match the following

• Allowed "separate but equal" facilities.

• Brown v. Board of Education

• abolished slavery

• 13th Amendment

• all persons born or naturalized in U.S. were entitled equal rights

• 15th Amendment

• gave people right to vote regardless of race

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Ended segregation in public schools

• 14th Amendment

People who protested against the Catholic Church were called_______.

• humanists

• skeptics

• Protestants

• mendicants

What is the primary purpose of the Sol Reading in the legislative process?

• To introduce a bill to the legislature

• To debate the merits of a bill

• To vote on a bill

• To amend a bill

During the Sol Reading, what is typically presented?

• The full text of the bill

• A summary of the bill

• Amendments to the bill

• The final vote on the bill

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the Sol Reading?

• Detailed debate

• Introduction of the bill

• Overview of the bill's purpose

• Initial presentation

In which stage of the legislative process does the Sol Reading occur?

• First stage

• Second stage

• Final stage

• After committee review