Lawmaking Check

True or false: A bill can die at any of the steps of a bill becoming a law.

• True

• False

What is the result if Congress overrides a presidential veto?

• The bill is discarded.

• The bill becomes law.

• The bill is sent to the Supreme Court.

• The bill is rewritten.

What is the significance of a 2/3 vote in Congress regarding a vetoed bill?

• It sends the bill to the Supreme Court.

• It overrides the presidential veto.

• It discards the bill.

• It rewrites the bill.

Which step is necessary before a bill can be debated on the floor?

• Introduce a bill in either house

• Refine the bill in a committee

• Sign the bill into law

• Veto the bill

Group of people who make the laws?

• Lawmaking Clique

• Legislature

• Governor

• The People

What is it called when a President does not sign a bill?

• Filibuster
• Cloture
• Death by vote
• Veto

Which group of elected leaders is responsible for creating the nation's laws?

• President's Cabinet

• Supreme Court

• City Council

• Congress

What is Step 1 of a bill becoming a law?

• Send to the president for approval

• Debate the bill on the floor

• Vote on the bill

• Introduce the bill in either house

What does the word "committee" mean?

• President

• Supreme Court

• A smaller group of Congressmen

• Speaker of the House

What is Step 2 of the lawmaking process?

• Vote on the bill in either house

• Send to the president for approval

• Refine the bill in a committee

• Debate the bill on the floor