4.4 How a Bill Becomes a Law

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What is a Bill?

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An idea for a new law

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What is the FIRST step of a bill to become a law?

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Introduce Bill

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What is the SECOND step of a bill to become a law?

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Committee Action

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What is the LAST step of a bill to become a law?

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Sent to president to sign or veto

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When a bill passes the House, where does it go next? Options: Senate, Supreme Court, President, Library of Congress

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Senate

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What happens to a bill if the President SIGNS it?

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it becomes a Law

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Bills that deal with money must start in which house?

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House of Representatives

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

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Sign it into law

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

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

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A conference committee is made up of members from which house? Options: Senate, House of Representatives, Both, Neither

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Both