The First Steps
Where do Revenue bills originate from?
The House
What has changed the lawmaking process in recent decades?
A number of adjustments
How do the calendars, the Rule Committee, and other complex procedures help the House?
Help the House manage its workload.
The laws that overcome these challenges must also make through votes on the floor ____
in both houses.
What goes towards the President after being passed by Congress?
The bills and resolutions
How many days do members have to make changes in the Journal and Record?
5 Days
What is common for a bill to contain?
numerous issues and topics
Where are bills placed in?
Bills are placed within one of the calendars
Be approved by the U.S. House of Representatives. Be approved by the U.S. Senate. Be signed by the President.
Congress can override a veto but only if they have
enough votes.
Congress is involved in ______
Public bills, private bills, joint resolutions, concurrent resolutions, and resolutions.
Which branch can move faster than Congress when emergencies occur?
The Executive Branch
How do the calendars, the Rule Committee, and other complex procedures help the House?
It helps to manage the workload.
What stage is the most strategic step?
The Conference Committee
Define Veto
Refuse to sign or reject a bill
What are the requirements for a bill or resolution to be added to the House Journal and Congressional Record?
It needs to be given a prefix, number, and a short title.
Who does not have the luxury to follow every step strictly by the book?
Congress
How do calendars help the House?
The calendars give the House a less stressful work environment
When the House and Senate do pass different versions of the same bill, the first house usually
concurs in other’s amendments.
What are the four options the President can do with the bill?
The President may sign the bill, veto the bill, allow a bill to become law without signing it, or pocket veto.
What determines where a Speaker will send a bill or resolution?
It's content.
What did Framers envisioned from the executive branch?
Framers invisioned immediate action from the executive branch, but slower deliberations in the legislature.
How can a bill be killed or have a time limit?
it can be offered as amendments to other bills.
What happens after the bill is approved by one House and then by the other?
The bill is left unchanged by the second House.
How can vetoes override?
By passing the act by a two-thirds vote in both the House and the Senate.