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What is a Bill?
A law
An idea for a new law
The introduction to the Constitution
The Legislative Branch
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What is a committee?
A group of people who meet to discuss a bill
The President and his advisors
The Speaker of the House
The majority leader of the Senate
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Where does Congress meet?
The White House
The Supreme Court
The Capitol
Independence Hall
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Where can a bill begin (select all that apply)?
In the White House
In the House of Representatives
In the Senate
In the Supreme Court
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After a bill is introduced in the Senate, where does it go?
A House committee studies the bill
A Senate committtee studies the bill
To the full House votes
to the full Senate votes
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After a bill is introduced in the House, where does it go?
A House committee studies the bill
A Senate committtee studies the bill
To the full House votes
to the full Senate votes
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After the Senate Committee studies the bill what happens
The bill goes to the full Senate
The bill goes to the full House
The committee votes
The committee sends the bill to the President
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What happens if the Senate committee votes no?
The bill goes to the full Senate for a vote
The bill goes to the full house for a vote
The committee rewrites the bill
The bill dies
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What happens if the Senate committee votes yes to the bill?
It goes to the full Senate for a vote
It goes to the full House for a vote
The committee rewrites the bill
The bill dies
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What happens if the Senate votes yes to the bill?
It goes to the President to sign
It goes to the full House for a vote
It goes to a House committee to study
The bill dies
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What happens if the Senate votes no to the bill?
It goes to the President to sign
It goes to the full House for a vote
It goes to a House committee to study
The bill dies
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After the bill goes to a House committee, what happens?
The House committee studies the bill
A Senate committtee studies the bill
To the full House votes
to the full Senate votes
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What happens if the House committee votes yes to the bill?
It goes to the full Senate for a vote
It goes to the full House for a vote
The committee rewrites the bill
The bill dies
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What happens if the House committee votes no?
The bill goes to the full Senate for a vote
The bill goes to the full house for a vote
The committee rewrites the bill
The bill dies
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What happens if the House votes yes to the bill?
It goes to the President to sign
It goes to the full House for a vote
It goes to a House committee to study
The bill dies
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What happens if the House votes no to the bill?
It goes to the President to sign
It goes to the full House for a vote
It goes to a House committee to study
The bill dies
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What happens if the president signs the bill?
The bill dies
The bill goes back to the Senate
The bill goes back to the House of Representatives
The bill becomes a law
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What happens if the president does not like the bill?
He still signs the bill
He can veto the bill
He can rewrite the bill
Nothing, the bill is already a law
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If the president vetoes a bill, what happens?
It goes back to the side of congress where it started
It goes to the Supreme Court
Nothing, the bill is already a law
It goes to the Vice President
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How many members need to vote "Yes" to override the veto?
One half of both the House and the Senate
Two-thirds of only the Senate
Two-thirds of only the House of Representatives
Two-thirds of both the House and the Senate