📚 Part 1: Multiple Choice

1. What is the first step in making a bill?

A Representative votes on it

An idea for a bill is proposed

The President signs it

A committee reviews it

2. Who can introduce a bill in Congress?

Only the President

Any citizen directly

A Representative or Senator

Only Supreme Court justices

3. What happens immediately after a bill is introduced?

It goes to the President

It is sent to a committee for review

It becomes a law automatically

Citizens vote on it

4. What actions can the President take when a bill reaches their desk? (Check all that apply)

Sign it into law

Veto it

Ignore it and let it become law

Send it back to committee

✏️ Part 2: Short Answers

5. What is the role of a committee in the law-making process?

6. What happens if the House and Senate pass different versions of the same bill?

7. Explain what it means when Congress "overrides" a presidential veto.

8. Why is it important to have debates and votes in both the House and Senate?

9. Complete the sentences about the law-making process:

a) A _________________ committee is used when the House and Senate pass different versions of a bill.

b) Congress can override a presidential veto if _________________ of both chambers vote in favor.

c) Ordinary citizens can influence the creation of laws by suggesting ideas, lobbying lawmakers, and participating in _________________.

10. Critical Thinking: If you could propose a new law for your school, what would it be and why? Explain how it might benefit students.