Vocab 1
A large, wooden box in which bills are placed into for a congressional vote?
hopper
To write something?
draft
A tactic used to delay or entirely prevent a vote from being taken on a bill by delivering lengthy speeches?
filibuster
bill
Once a bill's sponsor places the bill in the hopper, the bill is given a name and number which means it is ready for its ___________________.
first reading
A suggested or proposed law?
bill
To present the bill for consideration?
introduce
A small group of legislators?
committee
Where do all tax bills start...in the House of Representatives or Senate?
House of Representatives
The first reading of a bill means the bill's title is read on the House floor. The bill is then sent to a _______________ to research, discuss, and make changes.
committee
Area or place for debate in the house that drafted the bill?
floor
To reject a bill and try to stop it from becoming a law?
veto
Meetings or sessions of a special committee of Congress, usually open to the public, to obtain information and opinions on proposed legislation?
hearings
Anyone can come up with an idea for a bill including a member of Congress, the president, or a voter.
True or False
True
In a single year thousands of bills are proposed to Congress, but fewer than 200 actually become law.
TRUE or FALSE
True
Rules our government passes to keep our nation functioning>
laws
To pass the bill over the president's objections?
override
To support something?
sponsor
The idea is sent to a member of the House or Senate to draft, sponsor, and __________________.
If the committee feels that the country needs this new law, they vote to send the bill back to the House and _________ .
Senate
Veto that is too late for Congress to override?
pocket veto
To reach an agreement by each side giving up part of what they want?
compromise
When the bill is approved by both houses of Congress, it is sent to the president for his approval. The president can either approve the bill, or ________ it.
veto
If the presidential veto occurs, the bill goes back to Congress for another vote. If it is approved by a _____________ (fraction) or more majority, it becomes a law anyway.
2/3's