Legislative Branch - How a Bill Becomes a Law

An idea for a law can come from

• the President
• Constituents
• Interest Groups
• All of the Above

A bill must pass through a _____________ before it can be voted on by the entire House or Senate.

• panel of judges
• committee
• President
• Supreme Court

The only way to override a presidential veto is to get a ____________ vote in both houses of Congress in favor of the bill. 

• majority
• 2/3
• 3/4
• unanimous

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

• They sign it into law
• It goes through the same steps as it did in the first house
• They veto it
• It is edited by an editor

After the House and the Senate debate and vote on the bill, where does the bill get sent to?

• Congress
• Judicial Branch
• President
• Legislative Branch

If the House and Senate pass different version of the same bill, where does it go next?

• conference committee
• joint committee
• resolution committee
• President

A conference committee is made up of members from which house?

• Senate
• House of Representatives
• Both 
• Neither

What committee tells the houses what rule they must follow when voting on a bill

• Boss Committee
• Action Committee
• Joint Committee
• Resolution Committee 

Once a bill is sent to committee...

• the committee may send it to a sub committee for further study

• the committee may hold hearings

• the committee may send it to the entire chamber for a vote “as -is”

• all of the above

What must happen for a "pocket veto" to occur?

• Congress ends session within 10 days
• 10 days must pass
• President must address Congress in person
• Congress must remain in session