How a bill becomes
a law
a law
What is a veto?
What is a "constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body."
What is the Bill of Rights?
What is the first 10 amendments?
How many members are in the HOR
How many years are in a term/ how many terms can a president serve?
What is 4 years/ 2 terms
How many members are in the senate?
What is 100
What is the first step in how a bill becomes a law?
What is an idea that can come from any kind of people group.
What is the first amendment?
What is freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition
How many members of the speaker of the house are in your state?
What is 17
Who becomes in charge if a president dies?
Who is the Vice President.
What is a filibuster?
What is a strategy that senators use to block a bill from being passed.
What is the voting fraction for when the bill is being voted on?
What is 2/3
What is the last amendment in the Bill of Rights?
What is state rights.
Who is the current speaker of the HOR in PA?
Who is Mike Johnson?
What are the 2 ways that a person can become a president?
What is election, and succession?
What is the percentage of votes that are required to pass a motion of cloture?
What is 60%/ 3/5
What are the 3 things a president can do to a bill?
What is
- Sign the bill and it becomes a law
- Veto
- Pocket veto
When was the Bill of Rights passed?
a. January 14, 1843
b. September 29, 1901
c. December 15, 1691
d. December 15, 1791
When is December 15, 1791
What are the 3 requirements?
What is
1. 25 years old
2. Citizen for at least 7 years
3. Live in the state you represent
What are the 3 requirements to becoming the president?
What is
1. at least 35 years old
2. lived in the US for at least 14 years
3. born in America
What are the requirements to become a senator?
What is
- citizen for at least 9 years
- minimum of 30 years old
- resident of the state at the time of election
List 4 ways a bill can die.
What is...
- Veto
- Filibusterer
- Not voting
- No majority
What is the purpose to the Bill of Rights?
What is spells out Americans rights in relation to their government
What is apportionment?
What is the determination of the number of members in the HOR based on population state
Who was the 19th president
Who is Rutherford B. Hayes
How long can senator debate a bill?
What is there is no limit.