Understanding the Legislative Process
This worksheet helps 8th-grade students understand the steps involved in the legislative process in the United States government.
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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 covers the legislative process in the United States government.
1. What is the first step in the legislative process?
Debating the bill on the Senate floor
Introducing a bill in either chamber of Congress
Sending the bill to the President for approval
Voting on the bill in a committee
2. What happens if the President vetoes a bill?
The bill automatically becomes a law.
The bill is sent back to Congress, where it can be overridden with a 2/3 majority vote.
The bill is immediately discarded.
The Supreme Court reviews the bill.
3. A proposed law is called a .
4. The is responsible for signing bills into law or vetoing them.
5. A bill must pass both the House of Representatives and the before going to the President.
6. Only members of the House of Representatives can introduce a bill.
True
False
7. A bill can become a law without the President's signature if Congress overrides a veto.
True
False
8. Briefly explain the role of committees in the legislative process.
9. Number the following steps of the legislative process in the correct order from 1 to 5.
The President signs the bill into law or vetoes it.
A bill is introduced in either the House or Senate.
The bill is debated and voted on by the full chamber.
The bill is sent to a committee for review and revision.
The bill is sent to the other chamber for consideration.