A slideshow for 4th graders

1. How Are Laws Made?

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

3. The bill is studied by a _________.committee

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

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

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

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

8. 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

9. 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 it
committee

10. After the bill has been ________ by
the committee, the bill is then voted
on by the ________________ and
the __________.
changed
House of Representatives
Senate

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

12. If the president _______ the bill, it
becomes a _____.
signs
law

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

14. 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
2/3
veto law
New
Law