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In this space, fill in the blanks in the outline of how a bill becomes a law.
1.
The bill begin as idea
2. First, a
3. The
is then assigned to a
for study.
a. The
of the
who are on the committee will then
, subpoena
from interested parties. The committee will then
(if necessary) and hear
(when the chairperson of the committee decides) to send the bill to the
4. If
by the
amended. (The
a. This
the
is put on a
controls the calendar.)
can take much longer if a vote is taken to
revisions/additions/addendums/retractions are made.
b. Some additions (called "
to be
on, debated or
") are added and have nothing to do with the bill.
(218 of 435), the bill moves to the Senate.
or
I
5. If the bill passes by
6. In the
7.
If released from
of
, the bill is assigned to another
the bill is debated and voted on in the
passes the bill.
(where the House process is repeated)
Again, a simple
8. Unless there is a
which takes a
majority vote to end.
9. Finally, a"
the
and
made of House and Senate members works out any differences between
versions of the bill. (Differences have to be voted on and approved
by
10. The resulting.
returns to the
and
for
11. If voted
by both chambers, the
prints the revised bill in a process called
enrolling.
12. The President has
to
or
the enrolled bill.
Questions 13-19 are to be answered normally.
13. What is a filibuster?
a. The Senate tradition of unlimited debate has allowed for the use of the filibuster
in a filibuster used?