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Making Laws How a Bill Becomes a Law
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Our Nation’s Lawmakers
Who gets the important job of making laws? Congress! This is the legislature (or lawmaking group) for our country.
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Introducing a Bill Bill is _____________ (bill is a rough draft of a law) Bill is ___________ in Congress (Senate or House) Bill is _____________ by the person who wrote it
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Bill is Checked and Debated
4. Committees ______ the bill: check for any problems and costs. People who don’t like the bill get a chance to _________ it. Changes are made to the bill for ______________
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Questions and Review What is a law called when it is first written down? What happens after it is explained to Congress? What happens if not everyone likes it?
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Bill is Voted On 7. Once one house in Congress votes for a bill, it gets sent to the _________________ for a vote. 8. Both the Senate and House of Representatives have to vote ___________ to approve the bill. 9. Once congress votes in favor of the bill, it leaves Congress and goes to the _____________
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Bill is Signed or Vetoed
10. The President either ______ the bill or ________ it (rejects it). 11. _________ bills go back to Congress to be voted on again. 12. If ______ vote for the bill, it becomes a _____. 13. If Congress doesn’t vote for the bill, changes are made so the President will like it and sign it.
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Questions and Review Who has to vote for the bill and how?
Does the President sign all bills into law? What can he do? How much majority does a bill need to become a law without the President signing it?
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