Odyssey American Government Ch 3 section 3

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

to reach an agreement

concurrence

a meeting for discussion

conference

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

conference committee

A Senator and House Representative do NOT _____.

debate each other regarding bills that have made it to the floor

discussing, conversing, and even arguing over the points of a matter

debating

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

draft

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

draft

Legislation that is under the voting process in the House of Representatives is called a(n)_____.

house bill

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

in session

Once a bill passes the House of Representatives _____.

it goes through the same big process in the Senate

when a subcommittee makes changes and add amendments before they recommend a bill to proceed

mark up

when a subcommittee reads its recommendation to the rest of their house of Congress

ordering a bill reported

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

sit

If you wanted to see a law making it mandatory for all 10th grade students to receive a computer from the government for educational purposes, ____.

you could draft a piece of legislation then meet with the Representative or her staff and convince them to submit the legislation

How is the President involved in the process of bills becoming laws?

- by drafting legislation and getting a Representative to submit it, just like you can - by letting it sit on his/her desk for ten days and doing nothing - by vetoing legislation that s/he may have drafted

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

Congress

legislation that is under the voting process in the House of Representatives

House Bill

T or F H.R. signifies a House bill and S signifies a Senate bill.

True

Whenever one house of Congress significantly alters a bill _____.

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

change or amendment to the bill

alteration

a legislative meeting hall

chamber

Activity concerning a bill which may include debates and compromises.

floor action

a time when the good and bad aspects of a bill are discussed; includes written and verbal statements

hearings

a bill that becomes a law

legislation

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

roll call vote

a member of Congress who is willing to introduce and back the legislation

sponsor

It's a bad sign for your bill if ________.

the subcommittee lets it sit

t or f Either the House or Senate can introduce a bill.

true

a form or variation of the original

version

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

voted it down

Which of the following situations must all bills go through?

- a piece of legislation is approved of and become a House Resolution (HR) or Senate bill (S) - the bill is reviewed by a committee made up of both Democrats and Republicans and "marked up" or amended to reflect the desires of the committee - a bill can be "killed" by a sub-committee - a bill travels a long road through subcommittees and hearings before it is even introduced on the House floor

After a bill is sponsored by a senator and passed a subcommittee's test, what are the next steps? Select

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

For a bill to pass both chambers (the House or Representatives and the Senate are called chambers), which of the following must occur?

- it is subject to committee changes, debate and compromise - it often sustains changes in language and amendments in both houses - 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

Put the steps that an idea goes through before becoming a law in the correct order.

1. drafted into a bill 2. introduced to the desk of HR or S 3. assigned bill number 4. referred to a committee 5. hearing is held 6. committee recommends ordering a bill report 7. bill placed on HR or S calendar 8. Bill passed one house and is moved to the other house of Congress