How a Bill becomes a Law

Front

A Proposed law is called a______

Back

Bill

Front

A ratified bill is called a_________

Back

Law

Front

Bills that deal with money must start in which house?

Back

House of Representatives

Front

Who are the only people that can write bills?

Back

Senators and Representatvies

Front

After a bill is introduced, in either house, and given a number it goes to a _____________________

Back

Committee

Front

Which of the following can a committee NOT do? Amend the bill, Rewrite the bill, Ignore the bill, Sign it into law

Back

Sign it into law

Front

After the committee in the first house is done studying a bill, where does the bill go if they decide to recommend passage?

Back

Calendar committee

Front

After the bill goes to the Calendar committee it goes to the floor of the house, what can happen to the bill there?

Back

vote on it, debate it, amend it

Front

After a bill passes the first house it goes to the second house, what happens to it there?

Back

It goes through the same steps as it did in the first house

Front

When the bill finally passes the second house it probably has changes, which means it must then go to a ______________ committee

Back

conference committee