How Are Laws Made?

A ______(the first draft of a law) is introduced by a member of Congress.

bill

The bill is studied by a _________.

committee

The committee _______whether or not the bill is a good law. The bill might be _______, or set aside.

decides

tabled

If the committee thinks the bill would be a good _____, it is _____ to the Senate or House of Representatives.

law sent

The House of Representatives and the Senate then _______ the bill.

discuss

Both the House of Representatives and the Senate _______on the bill.

vote

If the bill passes in the House of Representatives, it goes to the _______ for approval.

If the bill ______ in the Senate first, it goes to the House of Representatives for ___________.

Senate

passes

approval

If members of both the House and the Senate agree the bill would be a good law, but _______________, the bill goes to a __________made up of Senators and House members.

want to change part of itcommittee

After the bill has been ________ by the committee, the bill is then voted on by the ________________ and the __________.

changed

House of RepresentativesSenate

If both the House and the Senate vote to ______ the bill, it goes to the ___________ to sign.

passpresident

If the president _______ the bill, it becomes a _____.

signslaw

If the president _______ the bill (votes against it), it goes back to ________(the House and the Senate).

vetoes

Congress

If members of Congress still think that the _____should be a ____, they can vote again.

If ____ of the members of both the House and the Senate agree to it, they override the president’s _____and the bill becomes a ____.

bill law

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