1. How the Virginia General Assembly Makes Laws

2. What are the steps of how a bill becomes a law in Congress?
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What are the steps of how a bill becomes a law in Congress?

3. Lawmaking in the Virginia General Assembly:
Members of the Virginia General Assembly are elected to _________ laws.
make

4. Lawmaking in the Virginia General Assembly:
How a bill becomes a law in Virginia:
(It’s basically the same as in the United States)

5. Lawmaking in the Virginia General Assembly:
Propose
1. __________ an idea for a law.

6. Lawmaking in the Virginia General Assembly:
Introduce
2. __________ a bill into one of the houses. Only a member of the ___________ ____________ can do this.
General
Assembly
Virginia
Legislature

7. Lawmaking in the Virginia General Assembly:
Committee
3. Work in _______________

8. Lawmaking in the Virginia General Assembly:
Debate
4. _____________ on the floor. (All members have the chance to tell what they think)
Debate

9. Lawmaking in the Virginia General Assembly:
Vote
5. _____________ on the bill

10. Lawmaking in the Virginia General Assembly:
6. The bill is sent to the _________ house. (Before a bill can be sent to the Governor for approval, it must first pass ______ houses.)
other
both

11. Lawmaking in the Virginia General Assembly:
7. If the Governor signs the bill, it becomes a ________.
Law

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13. Lawmaking in the Virginia General Assembly:
*State laws must conform to the Virginia and United States ____________.
Constitutions

14. Lawmaking in the Virginia General Assembly:
* The primary issues legislators in Virginia deal with are _________________, public ____________, the _________________, the biennial state _________and __________.
education
health
environment
budget
revenue

15. Lawmaking in the Virginia General Assembly:
Elected officials in the Virginia General Assembly write _____ and take ________ in response to problems or issues.
laws
action

16. Lawmaking in the Virginia General Assembly:
Individuals
Interest
___________ and _________ groups help shape legislation. This means they have an effect on the laws that are/are not made in Virginia.

17. Amending the VA Constitution:
Proposal
__________/action by General Assembly or convention _____________ by voters in Virginia
Ratification

18. Illustrate the major steps for a bill to become a law in Virginia.
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Illustrate the major steps for a bill to become a law in Virginia.