Quiz: How a Bill becomes Law

A brief, "first-step" presentation of a work to be completed is called a ______.

draft

It's a bad sign for your bill if _____

the subcommittee lets it sit

If a committee does not act on a bill, it's the same as if they would have ______

vetoed it down

If the President doesn't want to deal with a bill and lets it sit for ______ days while Congress is in session, it automatically becomes law.

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Select the statement(s) that are NOT true. A President may be able to ignore the Congressional override of his veto, even if they have enough votes. Discussing and even arguing over a legislation is called ordering a bill reported. Sponsoring the bill means you must pay the Senator.

A President may be able to ignore the Congressional override of his veto, even if they have enough votes. Discussing and even arguing over a legislation is called ordering a bill reported. Sponsoring the bill means you must pay the Senator.

Which statement is true? A bill moves from the House to the White House. H.R. signifies a House bill and S. signifies a Senate bill The President pro tempore gives the final vote on a bill. A standing bill is one that has been passed as a law.

H.R. signifies a House bill and S. signifies a Senate bill

Which statement is true? A sitting bill is a bill that is in the midst of active progress. Both Houses of Congress are part of the executive branch. A conference committee is formed only for re-election purposes. If a bill is approved by the committee and has survived a Senate vote, the bill will go to the House of Representatives.

If a bill is approved by the committee and has survived a Senate vote, the bill will go to the House of Representatives.

Which statement is NOT true? Sponsor: A member of Congress who is willing to introduce and back the legislation. Ordering a bill reported: A subcommittee reads its recommendation to both houses of Congress. Discussing and even arguing over points of a matter is called debating.

Sponsor: A member of Congress who is willing to introduce and back the legislation.

Select the ways in which a bill may die. Select all that apply. - the Rules Committee or Senate Desk never assigns it an HR or S number - a special interest group lobbies a Senator too much - a committee simply doesn't address it once it come to the committee the President lets it sit on her/his desk for too long - the bill the Senate passes is too different from - the one the House passes and they cannot reconcile it into a comprehensive bill that satisfies both chambers

a committee simply doesn't address it once it come to the committee the one the House passes and they cannot reconcile it into a comprehensive bill that satisfies both chambers

Whenever one house of Congress significantly alters a bill, _____.

a conference committee is formed to reconcile the different versions of the bill

In any minor change by one house of Congress, the next usual step is for the legislation to go back to the first house for _____.

concurrence

A time when the good and bad aspects of a bill are discussed is a _____.

hearing

Either the House or Senate can ________ a bill.

introduce

______ means that the subcommittee might make changes and add amendments before they recommend a bill to the full committee.

marking up