Understanding the Legislative Process
A Grade 6 social studies worksheet to help students understand the steps involved in how a bill becomes a law in the United States.
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Understanding the Legislative Process
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. This worksheet will help you understand how laws are made in the United States.
1. What is the main purpose of the legislative branch of the U.S. government?
To interpret laws
To enforce laws
To make laws
To advise the President
2. Before a bill can be sent to the President, it must be approved by:
The Supreme Court
Both the House of Representatives and the Senate
Only the House of Representatives
Only the Senate
3. The U.S. Congress is made up of two parts: the Senate and the .
4. When the President rejects a bill, it is called a .
5. A bill must be introduced by a in either the House or the Senate.
6. Briefly explain what happens after a bill is introduced in Congress.
7. All bills introduced in Congress eventually become laws.
True
False
8. The President can sign a bill into law or veto it.
True
False
9. The U.S. Capitol Building is where the legislative branch of the U.S. government meets to create laws.
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