1. Bellringer Quiz
Take out your “Articles of the Constitution” graphic organizer with your name on it. If you do not have it, fill out a missing assignment slip.
Then, take out a plain sheet of paper with your name on it and your notes from last class on the legislative branch.

2. Bellringer Quiz
For the following questions, write S (for Senate), H (for House) or B (for both).
No term limits (can serve as long as they’re continually re-elected)
Census determines number of members
Approve treaties
Must be a U.S. citizen for at least 7 years to run.
Serve as jury during impeachment
Make laws

3. How a Bill Becomes a Law
The Journey of a Bill

4. Last Time: Structure and Powers of Congress

5. Benchmark: SS.7.C.3.9 – Illustrate the lawmaking process at the local, state, federal levels.

6. Basic Vocabulary:

7. Congress: Leadership

8. How a Bill Becomes a Law

9. Introducing an idea for a Bill

10. Introducing an idea for a Bill

11. Congress: Committees

12. Congress: Committees

13. Congress: Committees
See page 201 in your textbook.

15. Congress: From Committee to Floor Debate

16. Congress: From Committee to Floor Debate

17. Congress: Floor Debate

18. Congress: Floor Vote

19. If bill passes the vote it is sent to the other “house” – Senate or House of Reps and starts the whole process over

20. Differences between Senate & H of R
Both houses can make amendments (changes) to the bill during floor debate.
In the HoR, the Rules Committee puts time limits on floor debates (There’s 435 of them!)
Senate does not have any time restrictions. (Only 100)
Senators can filibuster against a bill, which can only be ended by cloture. (3/5 of Senate voting to end filibuster)

21. Filibuster
Facts of Congress

22. After a Bill has gone through both house it goes to a “Conference Committee” to make sure both versions of bills match

23. Executive - President or Governor – in the Lawmaking Process

25. Schoolhouse Rock
I'm Just a Bill

27. Review: Making Laws
What is the name for a proposed law before it is signed by the executive?
A Bill

28. Who can suggest a Bill or Law?
Review: Making Laws
Who can suggest a Bill or Law?
Anyone – but usually a lobbyist, the President, or a legislator

29. Where does most of the work of Congress get done?
Review: Making Laws
Where does most of the work of Congress get done?
In committee

30. False – most bills “die” in committee
Review: Making Laws
True or False: Most bills make it out of committees and reach the floor?
False – most bills “die” in committee

31. After a bill makes it out of committee where does it go?
Review: Making Laws
After a bill makes it out of committee where does it go?
To the Floor for debate & vote

32. After a bill gets passed in one house where does it go?
Review: Making Laws
After a bill gets passed in one house where does it go?
To the other house – where it starts over

33. Review: Making Laws
When a bill has made it through both houses where does it go to make it “match up”
Conference Committee

34. To the “Executive” either President or Governor
Review: Making Laws
After conference committee where does a bill go to either get signed or vetoed?
To the “Executive” either President or Governor

35. True or False – Most vetoed Bills are overridden?
Review: Making Laws
True or False – Most vetoed Bills are overridden?
False

36. How is a veto overridden?
Review: Making Laws
How is a veto overridden?
By a 2/3rds vote of both houses