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Who can have an idea for a bill?
After the idea for a bill, what is the next step?
After the bill is introduced, what happens next?
Which chamber (house) can introduce all bills, except for those dealing with revenue?
Where do revenue bills have to begin?
Why did the bill that Criag talks about around the 1:14 mark go to the Senate Armed Services Committee?
The relevant standing committee develops the formal language of the bill. This is called _______________.
It the bill receives majority support in committee, what happens next?
What happens if the second chamber to get the bill wants to make changes?
A conference committee is made up of members from ______________.
Does a bill become law after it passes both houses (chamber)?
If the President does not like a bill he can check and balance the power of Congress and ___________ the bill.
When the President does not act on a bill in the last few days of a congressional term it is called a ______________ veto.
If two-thirds of Congress agrees with a bill that the President vetoed that can ____________ the veto.
The veto override is a ___________________ by Congress in the President’s power.
Most bills die before becoming laws. At the 4:23 mark of the video, Craig says the first place a bill can die is if the _____________ of the House or ____________ majority leader refuses to refer it to committee.
The easiest way for Congress to kill bill is to ____________________.
Once you have completed the video questions, construct a paragraph for each of the following questions?
The Speaker of the House is the third most powerful person in the country. Why?
What is the primary function of standing committees?
What is the process of impeachment and conviction in Congress?
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Who can have an idea for a bill?
- Anyone: citizens, interest groups, state/local officials, the President, or members of Congress. (Only a member of Congress can formally introduce a bill.)
After the idea for a bill, what is the next step?
- A member of Congress drafts the bill (often with staff or outside help), sponsors it, and formally introduces it.
After the bill is introduced, what happens next?
- It is referred to the appropriate committee (and usually a subcommittee) for study, hearings, and possible revision.
Which chamber (house) can introduce all bills, except for those dealing with revenue?
- The Senate can introduce all bills except revenue bills. (The House can introduce most bills too, but revenue bills must start in the House.)
Where do revenue bills have to begin?
- In the House of Representatives.
Why did the bill that Craig talks about around the 1:14 mark go to the Senate Armed Services Committee?
- Because the bill dealt with defense/military matters, which fall under the jurisdiction of the Senate Armed Services Committee.
The relevant standing committee develops the formal language of the bill. This is called _______________.
- markup
If the bill receives majority support in committee, what happens next?
- The committee reports the bill to the full chamber (the floor) for debate, amendment, and a vote.
What happens if the second chamber to get the bill wants to make changes?
- The second chamber can amend the bill. If both chambers pass different versions, they must reconcile differences (often via a conference committee) and approve a final identical version.
A conference committee is made up of members from ______________.
- both the House and the Senate (usually members from the relevant standing committees)
Does a bill become law after it passes both houses (chamber)?
- No. After both chambers pass the same text, the bill is sent to the President for signature or veto.
If the President does not like a bill he can check and balance the power of Congress and ___________ the bill.
- veto
When the President does not act on a bill in the last few days of a congressional term it is called a ______________ veto.
- pocket veto
If two-thirds of Congress agrees with a bill that the President vetoed that can ____________ the veto.
- override
The veto override is a ___________________ by Congress in the President’s power.
- check on
Most bills die before becoming laws. At the 4:23 mark of the video, Craig says the first place a bill can die is if the _____________ of the House or ____________ majority leader refuses to refer it to committee.
- Speaker of the House; Senate majority leader
The easiest way for Congress to kill bill is to ____________________.
- pigeonhole it / kill it in committee by refusing to report it (i.e., do nothing)
Short paragraphs
The Speaker of the House is the third most powerful person in the country. Why?
- The Speaker is third in the presidential line of succession (after the President and Vice President) and holds extensive formal and informal powers inside Congress. The Speaker controls the House’s legislative agenda, decides which bills get referred to which committees and which bills reach the floor, influences committee chair and member assignments, and represents the majority party’s priorities. Those procedural and appointment powers give the Speaker major influence over what legislation moves, making the office one of the most powerful in U.S. government.
What is the primary function of standing committees?
- Standing committees are permanent panels of members with jurisdiction over specific policy areas (for example, Appropriations, Armed Services, Judiciary). Their primary functions are to review and refine proposed legislation, hold hearings to gather information and expert testimony, conduct oversight of federal agencies and programs, and perform detailed “markup” to draft the formal language of bills. They serve as gatekeepers that shape, advance, or stop legislation before it reaches the full chamber.
What is the process of impeachment and conviction in Congress?
- Impeachment begins in the House of Representatives: the House (often via a committee) investigates alleged wrongdoing by a federal official and, if there are grounds, adopts articles of impeachment by majority vote. Impeachment by the House is similar to an indictment. The process then moves to the Senate, which holds a trial (the Chief Justice presides if the President is being tried). Conviction and removal from office require a two-thirds majority vote in the Senate. If convicted, the Senate may also vote to disqualify the individual from holding future federal office.
- Anyone: citizens, interest groups, state/local officials, the President, or members of Congress. (Only a member of Congress can formally introduce a bill.)
After the idea for a bill, what is the next step?
- A member of Congress drafts the bill (often with staff or outside help), sponsors it, and formally introduces it.
After the bill is introduced, what happens next?
- It is referred to the appropriate committee (and usually a subcommittee) for study, hearings, and possible revision.
Which chamber (house) can introduce all bills, except for those dealing with revenue?
- The Senate can introduce all bills except revenue bills. (The House can introduce most bills too, but revenue bills must start in the House.)
Where do revenue bills have to begin?
- In the House of Representatives.
Why did the bill that Craig talks about around the 1:14 mark go to the Senate Armed Services Committee?
- Because the bill dealt with defense/military matters, which fall under the jurisdiction of the Senate Armed Services Committee.
The relevant standing committee develops the formal language of the bill. This is called _______________.
- markup
If the bill receives majority support in committee, what happens next?
- The committee reports the bill to the full chamber (the floor) for debate, amendment, and a vote.
What happens if the second chamber to get the bill wants to make changes?
- The second chamber can amend the bill. If both chambers pass different versions, they must reconcile differences (often via a conference committee) and approve a final identical version.
A conference committee is made up of members from ______________.
- both the House and the Senate (usually members from the relevant standing committees)
Does a bill become law after it passes both houses (chamber)?
- No. After both chambers pass the same text, the bill is sent to the President for signature or veto.
If the President does not like a bill he can check and balance the power of Congress and ___________ the bill.
- veto
When the President does not act on a bill in the last few days of a congressional term it is called a ______________ veto.
- pocket veto
If two-thirds of Congress agrees with a bill that the President vetoed that can ____________ the veto.
- override
The veto override is a ___________________ by Congress in the President’s power.
- check on
Most bills die before becoming laws. At the 4:23 mark of the video, Craig says the first place a bill can die is if the _____________ of the House or ____________ majority leader refuses to refer it to committee.
- Speaker of the House; Senate majority leader
The easiest way for Congress to kill bill is to ____________________.
- pigeonhole it / kill it in committee by refusing to report it (i.e., do nothing)
Short paragraphs
The Speaker of the House is the third most powerful person in the country. Why?
- The Speaker is third in the presidential line of succession (after the President and Vice President) and holds extensive formal and informal powers inside Congress. The Speaker controls the House’s legislative agenda, decides which bills get referred to which committees and which bills reach the floor, influences committee chair and member assignments, and represents the majority party’s priorities. Those procedural and appointment powers give the Speaker major influence over what legislation moves, making the office one of the most powerful in U.S. government.
What is the primary function of standing committees?
- Standing committees are permanent panels of members with jurisdiction over specific policy areas (for example, Appropriations, Armed Services, Judiciary). Their primary functions are to review and refine proposed legislation, hold hearings to gather information and expert testimony, conduct oversight of federal agencies and programs, and perform detailed “markup” to draft the formal language of bills. They serve as gatekeepers that shape, advance, or stop legislation before it reaches the full chamber.
What is the process of impeachment and conviction in Congress?
- Impeachment begins in the House of Representatives: the House (often via a committee) investigates alleged wrongdoing by a federal official and, if there are grounds, adopts articles of impeachment by majority vote. Impeachment by the House is similar to an indictment. The process then moves to the Senate, which holds a trial (the Chief Justice presides if the President is being tried). Conviction and removal from office require a two-thirds majority vote in the Senate. If convicted, the Senate may also vote to disqualify the individual from holding future federal office.
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