WorksheetsHow a Bill Becomes a Law Test B
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a "bill?"
a)
A law
b)
A proposed law
c)
a vetoed law
2.
The president of the United States can propose ideas for laws to Congress.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
Organizations made up of people who share common interests are called:
a)
subcommittees
b)
conference committees
c)
special interest groups
4.
The member of Congress who introduces a bill is called the bill's ______________________.
a)
agent
b)
committee
c)
sponsor
5.
Which of the following bills is written correctly?
a)
Senate 5. Bill 5
b)
Congress.1 Jobs for America Act
c)
H.R.3 Jobs for America Act
6.
After a bill is introduced to Congress, it goes directly to:
a)
A standing committee
b)
A conference committee
c)
the House or Senate floor
7.
What is the purpose of a "hearing" for a bill?
a)
to vote on the bill
b)
to gather information on the bill
c)
to debate the bill
8.
If a committee "passes" the bill; it then goes to:
a)
the full house chamber
b)
the president
c)
to the other house of Congress
9.
If a committee "pigeonholes" a bill; the bill:
a)
goes to the president
b)
dies
c)
goes to the full house chamber
10.
How can a bill "die" in committee?
a)
By the majority voting against it
b)
By pigeonholing or by majority voting against it
c)
By pigeonholing it
11.
When a bill is approved in committee and goes on to the full House or Senate, it is in ____________________.
a)
floor debate
b)
standing committee
c)
pocket veto
12.
Unrelated amendments (changes) that are added to bills, while on the floor for debate, are called:
a)
rules
b)
riders
c)
roll-calls
13.
Which of the following are allowed to add riders to bills?
a)
the House of Representatives
b)
the Senate
c)
Both the House and Senate
14.
Which of the following has time limits for debate while bills are the floor?
a)
the House of Representatives
b)
the Senate
c)
Both the House and Senate
15.
A Senator can "talk a bill to death." What word describes this process?
a)
cloture
b)
voice vote
c)
filibuster
16.
Why does a bill "die" if it is "talked to death" in the Senate?
a)
Time runs out to vote on it
b)
The president vetoes the bill
c)
The bill's sponsor withdraws the bill
17.
What happens in both houses of Congress after the bill is debated?
a)
it goes directly to the president
b)
it is brought to a vote by either house
c)
it goes back to committee
18.
A roll-call vote for a bill can be taken in:
a)
the House of Representatives
b)
The Senate
c)
Both the House and the Senate
19.
What needs to occur in order to pass a bill from either house of Congress?
a)
2/3 of each house has to vote "AYE"
b)
a "simple majority" has to vote "AYE"
c)
3/4 of each house has to vote "AYE"
20.
What happens to a bill if a vote is taken in the Senate, and 43 Senators vote "aye," and 57 vote "no?"
a)
it goes on to the president
b)
it dies in the Senate
c)
it becomes a law
21.
What happens to a bill if a vote is taken in the House of Representatives, and 240 House members vote "aye," and 195 vote "no?"
a)
it dies in the House
b)
it dies in the Senate
c)
it goes on to the Senate, if the bill started in the House
22.
What happens if the House and Senate pass different versions of the same bill?
a)
the bill dies
b)
the president decides if they both become laws
c)
the bills go to a conference committee
23.
A conference committee is made up of:
a)
members of the House of Representatives
b)
members of the Senate
c)
Members of both the House and Senate
24.
After a bill is approved by both houses of Congress, it goes to:
a)
the vice president
b)
the president
c)
a conference committee
25.
A president can make changes to a bill before signing it.
a)
True
b)
False
26.
What is a pocket veto?
a)
When the president refuses the sign a bill
b)
When the president does nothing with a bill for 10 days
c)
When the president sends a bill back to Congress after 10 days
27.
If the president vetoes a bill, it is dead without any power by Congress to "bring it back."
a)
True
b)
False
28.
How can Congress overturn the president's veto?
a)
By a simple majority vote
b)
By a 3/4 vote
c)
By a 2/3 vote
29.
The House of Representatives cannot add amendments (changes) to a bill.
a)
False, but they must be related to the bill
b)
False, they can add any changes they want
c)
True
30.
The law making process involves:
a)
the House of Representatives and president only
b)
the House of Representatives, the Senate, and the president
c)
all three branches of government
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