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 . TrueFalse

F

conference committee

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

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 alteration conference concurrence roll call .

concurrence.

Activity concerning a bill, which may include debates and compromises, is known as _____. floor action roll call concurrence conference committee

floor action

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

representatives

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. ten one hundred fifty twenty

ten

concurrence

To reach an agreement.

sit

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

QUEST Which statement is true? A sitting bill is a bill that is in the midst of active progress. An override needs a three-fourths vote. A conference committee is formed only for re-election purposes.The British Parliament gets a chance to vote on U.S. Congressional bills every other year. A chamber is a legislative meeting hall.

A chamber is a legislative meeting hall.

version

A form or variation of the original.

chamber

A legislative meeting hall.

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.

VOCAB alteration

Change or amendment to the bill.

house of congresshouse of congress

One of the two chambers in government, either the Senate or the House of representatives.

NOTES "In a republic the first rule for the guidance of the citizen is obedience to law. Under a despotism the law may be imposed upon the subject. He has no voice in its making, no influence in its administration, it does not represent him. Under a free government the citizen makes his own laws, chooses his own administrators, which do represent him."

President Calvin Coolidge,1925

in session

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