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How a Bill Becomes a Law

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does a bill start out as?

a)

a law

b)

an idea

2.

Who can sponsor a bill?

a)

teenagers

b)

a senator

c)

a judge

3.

What does it mean for a bill to be drafted?

a)

erased

b)

put into writing

c)

pigeon hole

4.

A bill introduced in the House of Representatives is introduced in the...

a)

cart

b)

hopper

5.

After a bill is introduced it is...

a)

sent back to the hopper

b)

sent to the appropriate committee

6.

What can the committee NOT do to a bill?

a)

reject

b)

pigeon hole

c)

destroy

d)

make changes

7.

The House or Senate will debate a bill and then do what next?

a)

vote on it.

b)

send it to the president.

c)

veto it.

8.

A bill that starts in the ___________ must be approved by the Senate.

a)

House of Representatives

b)

White House

9.

A bill that starts in the ________________ must be approved by the House of Representatives.

a)

capital

b)

the Senate

10.

After both the Senate and House of Representatives pass a bill, it is sent to...

a)

congress

b)

supreme court

c)

the president

11.

If a president approves a bill, it becomes a...

a)

bill

b)

law

c)

draft

12.

A bill does NOT become a law if the president does what to the bill?

a)

veto the bill

b)

approves the bill

c)

signs the bill