How a Bill Becomes a Law Review:

Homework: Use the information on the back of this page and p.345, Ch 12 Sec 4 in your text book to answer the following m/c questions.

  1. At the federal level,a bill that has passed through both houses of Congress may become a law when it is
  2. reviewed by the Supreme court
  3. ratified in a majority of the state legislatures
  4. approved by the Cabinet
  5. signed by the President
  6. The vote needed for a bill to pass in Congress is
  7. two thirds
  8. three fifths
  9. unanimous
  10. majority
  11. In which area of the law-making process are hearings on issues and bills held?
  12. through committee work
  13. through presidential work
  14. through clerical work
  15. through judicial work
  16. If the Rules Committee decides a new bill is not appropriate, what happens to it?
  17. sent to committee
  18. pigeonholed
  19. killed
  20. scheduled floor hearings
  21. How is it determined to which committee a bill gets assigned?
  22. based on the content of a bill
  23. based on the sponsors of a bill
  24. based on the regions of the country of the bill
  25. based on the lobbyist and the bill
  26. What best describes the difference between a bill and law?
  27. bill is a draft of a law, law is a passed bill
  28. bill is an idea, law is a national act,
  29. bill is a draft of a law, law is a proposed bill
  30. bill is an idea, law is a rule
  31. What happens to a bill if it never is reported out of a committee?
  32. the House determines the bill’s fate
  33. the bill is considered dead
  34. the bill is pigeonholed
  35. the bill is sent to another House
  36. How is the presidential pocket veto different from a regular veto?
  37. The president keeps the bill with 10 days left in the session and does nothing
  38. The president waits 10 days, then returns the bill to Congress
  39. The president does not have to explain why he objects
  40. The president decides to sign the bill, but keeps it for 10 days
  41. What is it called when Congress passes a bill over a president’s veto
  42. cloture vote
  43. overriding a veto
  44. original veto
  45. complex veto
  46. What must happen before Congress can send a bill to the president for approval?
  47. both houses must send advanced notice to the president
  48. both houses must pass exactly the same bill
  49. both houses must have their identifying numbers on the bill
  50. both houses must send representatives to the White House
  1. Where do most bill die?
  2. at the president’s veto
  3. on the floor of the Senate
  4. on the floor of the House
  5. in committee
  6. Senators may use a filibuster to
  7. rush a bill through Congress
  8. refer a bill to committee
  9. send a bill to the president
  10. delay the voting process on a bill
  1. Ideas for bill
  2. are solely the responsibility of the President
  3. come from individuals, groups, and government officials
  4. are limited by law to a certain number each year
  5. must come only from the House of Representatives