Government and Economics Unit 2 lesson 8 How a Bill becomes Law: Part 2

The time when Congress is active and members are present, fulfilling their respective duties is known as down time .

False

If a bill is approved by the committee and has survived a Senate vote, where will it be sent next?

House of Representatives

version

a form or variation of the original

conference

a meeting for discussion

roll call vote

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

floor action

activity concerning a bill which may include debates and compromises

"in session"

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

Which statement is true?

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

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

Activity concerning a bill, which may include debates and compromises, is known as _____.

floor action

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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