How a Bill Becomes a Law
The first step in the lawmaking process is assigning a bill to this group of lawmakers.
What is a committee?
Representatives from this branch of government sign bills into law
What is the executive branch?
The length of a presidential term
What is four years?
The lawyer who argues on behalf of the person being accused of a crime
What is a defense attorney?
This school is not named for the city in Ohio, but rather it's named after the president whose first name was Grover.
What is Cleveland High School?
A bill can be introduced into either one of these chambers.
What is the House of Representatives and the Senate?
Only representatives from this branch can declare war.
What is the legislative branch?
The number of member of the United States Senate
What is 100?
A group of citizens (usually around 20) who determine whether there is enough evidence to charge a person with a crime
What is a grand jury?
This school, which is Seattle's newest high school, is named after Honest Abe, our 16th president.
What is Lincoln High School?
When a president takes no action after being presented with a bill, and Congress is no longer in session, the result is this.
What is a pocket veto?
Representatives from this branch serve as commander-in-chief of the military.
What is the executive branch?
The year of the next presidential election
What is 2028?
A lawsuit between two citizens in which the stakes are not jail time but money
What is a civil lawsuit?
This middle school's sports teams are the same as the university just up the road; the university is named after the state, while the middle school is named for our first president.
What is Washington Middle School?
When a president takes no action after being presented with a bill, and Congress is in session, the result is this.
What is the bill becomes law?
Representatives from this branch resolves disputes between states.
What is the judicial branch?
The number of Supreme Court justices
What is nine?
The lawyer who tries to prove that the person who is accused of a crime is guilty
What is a prosecutor?
The school whose students once upon a time referred to it as "James A." honors this president who was assassinated in 1881.
Who was James A. Garfield?
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If the president vetoes a bill, Congress can override that veto with a vote of this fraction of its members.
Representatives from this branch of government have the power of judicial review, which means they determine whether a law is aligned with the Constitution.
What is the judicial branch?
The number of electoral votes in presidential elections
What is 538?
When the accused person kills someone without malice aforethought
What is manslaughter?
The school whose athletes wear green and yellow uniforms is nicknamed the Roughriders as a tribute to this former president.