How a Bill Becomes a Law
What parts of congress does the bill have to pass through?
The House, Senate, and the President.
What are Legislative powers?
Legislative power is the capacity of a legislative chamber or actors within that chamber to thwart, encourage, or compel actions by others.
What are Clauses of the Constitution?
The United States Constitution and its amendments comprise hundreds of clauses which outline the functioning of the United States Federal Government
What were the letters of Birmingham?
The letters are messages written by Martin Luther King Jr. while he was in jail on April 16th 1963.
What amendments gave women the right to vote?
The 19th amendment of the constitution gave all women the right to vote in the elections.
How much of the vote does the bill need to pass through.
A majority or over 50% of the vote in the house and senate
What are examples of Legislative Powers?
The legislative branch makes all laws, declares war, regulates interstate and foreign commerce and controls taxing and spending policies.
What are examples of clauses?
A few clauses are the Free Assembly Clause, Free Press Clause, Free Speech Clause.
Why were the letters written?
King wrote these letters because he wanted to respond to the term of being an outsider, and to discuss that injustice anywhere is injustice everywhere.
What does the Supreme Court have the power to do?
The court has the power to pass legislation on anything that may be unconstitutional.
How does a bill get proposed to Congress?
A bill can be proposed in either the House or Senate by a house member or senator.
Who is in control of these powers?
All legislative powers are given to congress, so the House and the Senate.
What do these clauses do for the people?
These clauses give individual liberty to every United States citizen. The clauses that give freedom of speech or press give everyone the basic right to say and publish anything they wanted to.
Who were these letters specifically for?
The letters were written for the people;Martin wanted to discuss his thoughts on Civil Rights throughout the country, and the world.
How many amendments are there?
There are 27 current amendments.
What happens if the president vetoes the bill?
If the president vetoes the bill then it gets sent all the way back to the beginning. Then the bill needs a 2/3rd majority vote to override the president's veto.
Why are legislative powers granted to Congress?
The legislative powers of the government were given to Congress by the constitution to make a stable country. If Congress didn't have these powers the country wouldn't be able to run very well.
Why are these clauses important?
These clauses are extremely important because without them the government would have much more control over the people. These clauses protect the people from the powers of the government.
What did the letters achieve?
The letters were able to expose the poor treatment of blacks throughout country to the whole world. People everywhere got to read his letters, and were inspired to try getting rid of the discrimination in the country.
How many Federalist papers were there?
There were 85 different essays that promoted the passing of the U.S. Constitution.
Who gets to decide the bill gets voted on?
The Speaker of the House gets to decide when a proposed bill will get voted on by the house members.
Why are legislative powers only given to the House and Senate?
These powers are only given to Congress because only they can make laws in reality. These branches are made up of the people of the country, so the people get to decide bills based on who they put into these branches.
Who do the clauses apply to?
The clauses apply to every U.S. citizen in the country.
Martin got arrested for doing a protest in one of the most segregated places in the country. He wanted to show the world what it was really like for people of color in those areas.
The Row V. Wade court case granted women the right to have an abortion in the United States.