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How a bill becomes a law

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a way a bill can die?

a)

shoot it

b)

A debater can continue to debate on the bill until it is tabled

c)

it can be passed up to Congress

d)

a bill is never introduced to Congress

2.

What are the houses of Congress?

a)
House of Commons and House of Delegates
b)
House of Representatives and House of Lords
c)
Senate and House of Representatives
d)
House of Delegates and House of Assembly
e)
House of Lords and House of Commons
3.

What is the passage of a bill into a law?

a)
Passage through both houses of Congress and signed by the President
b)
Passage through the Supreme Court
c)
Passage through the Senate only
d)
Passage through the House of Representatives only
e)

It could just identify as a law.

4.

What is a type of bill that can be started in each house of congress?

a)
Supreme Court Bill
b)
Congressional Bill
c)

House Bill/Senate Bill

d)
President Bill
5.

What is a way a bill can be proposed to Congress?

a)
By a state governor introducing it in the House of Representatives
b)
By a member of Congress introducing it in either the House of Representatives or the Senate
c)

By a member of Congress to the states

d)

By a random citizen sending a letter to the President

6.

What is the process of overturning a Presidential veto?

a)
Two-thirds majority vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate
b)

President says yes

c)
Majority vote in the House of Representatives
d)
Majority vote in the Senate
7.

What is a way that a bill can be introduced to Congress?

a)

The bill is introduced via State Representative

b)

The bill writer just pulls up to Congress

c)

The bill is pushed forward by senate

d)

The People vote for the bill to be added to the laws of the country

e)

Freebie Question that is right
(Try if you dare)

8.

Can a bill die by being continuously debated on?

a)

no

b)

ye

9.

What is a pocket Veto, and who can use it?

a)

A Pocket Veto is when the Judicial Branch takes hold of the Bill and disqualifies it from becoming a Law

b)

A Pocket Veto is when a the Senate takes back the Bill they wish to make a Law

c)

A Pocket Veto is when the President lets the Bill (Either it be for self or public reasons) Expire

d)

A Pocket Veto is when the House of Representatives Debate about the Bill and send it back to Senate for revisions

10.

What is a bill?

a)
A type of bird
b)
A type of currency
c)

A type of law

d)

A suggestion for a law.

11.

Who can write a bill?

a)

Citizens

b)

House of Representatives

c)

Senate

d)

All of the above

12.

What bill pertains to money (tax, debt, prices, etc.) ?

a)
Water bill
b)

taxation bill

c)

Equity bill

d)

Revenue Bill

13.

Who first votes on a bill?

a)

House of Representatives

b)

Senate

c)

Timmy