The Legislative Process
Explore the steps and key players involved in the legislative process in the United States government.
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The Legislative Process
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Read each question carefully and provide thoughtful answers based on your knowledge of the United States legislative process.
1. Which of the following is the first step in a bill becoming a law?
Committee action
Introduction of the bill
Floor debate and vote
Presidential approval
2. A filibuster can only occur in which chamber of Congress?
House of Representatives
Senate
Both
Neither
3. A bill must pass through both the House of Representatives and the in identical form before it can be sent to the President.
4. The President can choose to sign a bill into law, it, or allow it to become law without his signature.
5. Explain the role of a conference committee in the legislative process.
6. Only members of Congress can introduce a bill.
True
False
7. A pocket veto can be overridden by a two-thirds vote in both houses of Congress.
True
False
Match each term with its correct definition.
8. Cloture
a. A formal statement of a legislative body's opinion or decision.
9. Veto
b. A procedure for ending a debate and taking a vote.
10. Resolution
c. The power of the President to reject a bill passed by Congress.