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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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Which statement is true?

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

Which statement is true? Both Houses of Congress are part of the executive branch. A conference committee is formed only for re-election purposes. A sitting bill is a bill that is in the midst of active progress. 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?

Ordering a bill reported: A subcommittee reads its recommendation to both houses of Congress.

Whenever one house of Congress significantly alters a bill _____.

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

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

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

version

a form or variation of the original

conference

a formal meeting for discussion

chamber

a legislative meeting hall

roll call vote

a voting process by the members who are present; no absentee voting allowed

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

all

After a bill is sponsored by a senator and passed a subcommittee's test, what are the next steps? Select all that apply. -work on a subcommittee to amend a bill -get approved by the committee -pass the Senate vote, and move to the other chamber -get approval from the president -work with lobbyist to pass legislation through the House

get approved by the committee pass the Senate vote, and move to the other chamber

conference committee

group which was formed to reach an agreement on how the final version of a bill would be presented

floor action

the fourth step in the legislative process, during which a bill referred by a standing committee is scheduled for floor debate by the Calendars Committee or Activity concerning a bill which may include debates and compromises.

It's a bad sign for your bill if

the subcommittee lets it sit

in session

the time when Congress is active and members are present, fulfilling their respective duties

concurrence

to reach an agreement

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

voted it down

Which statement is true? An override needs a three-fourths vote. A chamber is a legislative meeting hall. A sitting bill is a bill that is in the midst of active progress. A conference committee is formed only for re-election purposes.

A chamber is a legislative meeting hall.

sit

a bill that will not be in progress or in any action but will be inactive for a particular time period

How is the President involved in the process of bills becoming laws? Select all that apply. by sitting on the subcommittee to mark up a bill by helping the two chambers work make amendments to any legislation by letting it sit on his/her desk for ten days and doing nothing by vetoing legislation that s/he may have drafted by drafting legislation and getting a Representative to submit it, just like you can

by vetoing legislation that s/he may have drafted by helping the two chambers work make amendments to any legislation by drafting legislation and getting a Representative to submit it, just like you can

alteration

change or amendment to 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

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

draft

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

Once a bill passes the House of Representatives _____.

it goes through the same big process in the Senate

For a bill to pass both chambers (the House or Representatives and the Senate are called chambers), which of the following must occur? Select all that apply. a bill passed in one chamber that is changed in committee in the second chamber, must both approve the conference report for any changes made to the original bill passed different versions of the bill can pass if they are minor it is subject to committee changes, debate and compromise the Senate must pass the exact same bill on the floor as the House it often sustains changes in language and amendments in both houses

it often sustains changes in language and amendments in both houses it is subject to committee changes, debate and compromise a bill passed in one chamber that is changed in committee in the second chamber, must both approve the conference report for any changes made to the original bill passed

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

marking up

Congress

one of the two chambers in government, either the Senate or the House of Representatives