How a Bill Becomes a Law

Who can come up with the idea for a bill?

• Only a member of Congress

• Only the Executive branch

• A citizen, a group, a Congressional committee, a member of Congress, or the Executive branch

• Only a Congressional committee

What happens to the bill after it is introduced to the House of Representatives?

• The bill is given a number and sent to the appropriate committee.

• The bill is immediately signed into law by the President.

• The bill is sent directly to the Senate for a vote.

• The bill is discarded and not considered further.

What happens during the House of Representatives vote on a bill?

• The bill can only pass

• The bill can pass, fail, be changed, or be sent back to committee

• The bill is automatically sent to the Senate

• The bill is signed into law immediately

What is a lobbyist?

• Takes an ideas and writes a bill, and introduces it to the House of Representatives

• A person who tries to influence lawmakers

• Signs the bill into law

• Someone who debates the bill.

What happens to a bill after it is given a number in the Senate?

• It is sent to the President

• It is sent to the appropriate committee

• It is signed into law

• It is debated by the House

If the Senate committee approves the bill, it is sent to the full Senate for debate and voting.

• True

• False

What can the Senate do when debating a bill?

• Pass the bill

• Fail the bill

• Change the bill

• Send the bill back to committee

• All of the above

If a different version of the House bill is passed by the Senate, where does the bill go next?

• The President

• Conference Committee

• Supreme Court

• Back to the House

Fill in the blank: If the Compromise Bill is passed by both the House and Senate, it goes to the ________.

• President.

• Supreme Court.

• Vice President.

• Speaker of the House.

Which of the following is NOT something the President can do with a bill?

• Sign the bill into law

• Pocket veto the bill

• Allow the bill to become law without signature

• Send the bill to the Supreme Court

• Veto the bill