Government and Economics Unit 2 Quiz 3: How a Bill Becomes Law
Select the statements 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.
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.
10
Which statement is true?
H.R. signifies a House bill and S. a Senate bill
What is legislation called that is under the voting process in the House of Representatives?
House Bill
Which statement is true?
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?
Ordering a bill reported: A subcommittee reads its recommendation to both houses of Congress.
A bill that becomes a law is called legislation .
True
chamber
a legislative meeting hall
floor action
activity concerning a bill which may include debates and compromise
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 what procedure?
concurrence
A brief, "first-step" presentation of a work to be completed is called a_______.
draft
A(n) ________ provides the opportunity to hear the views of various experts, other public officials, supporters and even opponents of a bill.
hearing
Either the House or Senate can_______a bill.
introduce
_______a bill means that the subcommittee might make changes and add amendments before they recommend a bill to the full committee.
marking up
It's a bad sign for your bill if_______.
the subcommittee lets it sits and does nothing
in session
the time when Congress is active and members are present, fulfilling their respective duties
override
two-thirds majority vote needed
If a committee does not act on a bill, it's the same as if they would have_______.
voted it down
