WorksheetsLawmaking (CE.6c)
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Bill is introduced by a registered voter
Bill is introduced by a member of congress
Exercise of judicial review by the judicial branch
President vetoes the legislation
What is a bill?
A proposed law
A proposed decree
A proposed amendment
A veto
Who can introduce bills in Congress?
Public
Interest groups
Members of Congress
President
What happens after a bill is introduced?
Voted on by the full house of Congress
Signed by the President
Sent to the other house for debate
Sent to committee
What happens after a bill is sent out of committee?
Sent to conference committee
Debated on the full house floor
Introduced into Congress
Signed into law
What happens when the bill goes to the full house floor?
It is pigeonholed
It is introduced
It is debated and sent to the President
It is debated and voted on
What is the President's job in the law making process?
Introduce a bill
Debate the bill
Sign the bill into law
Rewrite the bill
Which house of Congress must a bill pass through in order to become a law?
Neither house
House of Representatives
Both the Senate and House of Representatives
Senate
What two things must happen in order for a bill to become a law?
Passed by both houses and signed by the President
Passed by both houses and approved by the Supreme Court
Signed by the President and approved by the Supreme Court
Passed by both houses and voted on by the people
What is the job of the Legislative branch?
Explain the laws
Judicial Review
Make the laws
Enforce the laws
Who makes the laws of the National Government?
Congress
President
Cabinet members
Judges
Based on the news brief, what would most likely be the next step in the lawmaking process?
Bill goes to the President
Senate votes on the bill
House of Representatives debate the bill
Bill goes to Senate committee
What do you think happens next in regards to the lawmaking process in Congress?
The bill is sent to the House of Representatives to sign into law
The bill is sent to the President to sign into law
The bill must pass through the Supreme Court approval process
The bill must be approved by the citizens of the US before it can be approved
Legislative powers that are NOT specifically listed but are used to carry out expressed powers are called-
Reserved powers
Implied powers
Expressed powers
concurrent powers
