The Lawmaking Process

A bill can be introduced in the the Senate by a/an __.

• president
• senator
• chief justice
• lobbyist

True/False: Individuals and interest groups help shape legislation Congress writes.

• True

• False

What is the first step in the lawmaking process?

• The president signs the bill.
• The bill is sent to a committee.
• The bill is introduced.
• The bill is sent to a conference committee.

In order for a bill to become a law, it must ___.

• be approved by Supreme Court
• be signed by the president.
• be revise by a Constitutional Convention
• approve by the Electoral College

After the bill is introduced, it is sent to ___.

• a conference committee to resolve differences.
• the president
• a committee for study
  

• the U.S. Supreme Court

Once a bill passes one house, it is ___.

• sent to the president.
• sent to the U.S. Supreme Court
• sent to the other house
• a new law 

If there are any differences between the House and Senate versions of a billl, it is sent to a ___.

• conference committee
• interest group
• federal reserve
• U.S. Supreme Court

The lawmaking body at the national level is ___.

• the Electoral College
• the president
• the U.S. Supreme Court
• Congress

Congress' powers that are stated in the U.S. Constitution are called ___ powers.

• expressed
• implied
• concurrent
• reserved

True/False: The U.S. Constitution limits the formal powers of Congress.

• True
• False