Legislative Process Quiz

Committee review

Introduction of a bill

Presidential approval

Floor debate

The President

A Supreme Court Justice

A member of Congress

A lobbyist

The President’s desk

A congressional committee

The Supreme Court

The general public for a vote

The bill automatically becomes law

The committee debates, amends, and votes on the bill

The bill is sent directly to the Senate

The bill is given to the President for approval

It becomes law immediately

It is sent to the President

It must pass the other chamber of Congress

It is sent to the Supreme Court for review

A presidential veto

A prolonged speech that obstructs legislative progress

A way to speed up the voting process

A formal method of amending the Constitution

By a simple majority vote in both chambers

By a unanimous vote in the Senate

By a two-thirds vote in both the House and Senate

By appealing to the Supreme Court

To draft a bill from scratch

To reconcile differences between House and Senate versions of a bill

To approve Supreme Court justices

To enforce laws after they are passed

The President signs it into law

The President vetoes it

The President ignores it, and it automatically becomes law after 10 days if Congress is in session

The President sends it back to Congress with new amendments

It is enforced by the executive branch

Congress must vote on it again

The Supreme Court must approve it

The public votes on its implementation