Delegate: Delegate

Delegate:

• Delegate:

• a person sent or authorized to represent others, in particular an elected representative

Quiz next Wednesday on the Legislative Branch!

• Quiz next Wednesday on the Legislative Branch!

• Homework: Follow that Bill worksheet

SWBAT

• SWBAT

• Explain the process of how a bill becomes a law.

Bill - a proposed new law introduced within a legislature that has not yet been passed, enacted or adopted

• Bill - a proposed new law introduced within a legislature that has not yet been passed, enacted or adopted

public bill – a proposed legislative bill that deals with matters of general concern and application

• public bill – a proposed legislative bill that deals with matters of general concern and application

• private bill – a proposed legislative bill that deals with specific private, personal, or local matters rather than general affairs

• appropriation bill – a legislative motion authorizing the government to spend money

• Must start in the House

Law - a bill or act passed by a legislative body

• Law - a bill or act passed by a legislative body

I = introduce

• I = introduce

• C = committee

• E = entire

• Baby = president

Step 1

• Step 1

• A bill is INTRODUCED

• The Speaker of the House assigns the bill to a committee

Step 2

• Step 2

• In COMMITTEE the bill is studied, debated & voted on

Step 2 cont.

• Step 2 cont.

• If the COMMITTEE approves the bill, it moves on, otherwise it dies in committee.

Step 3

• Step 3

• The ENTIRE House debates the bill.

Step 1

• Step 1

• A bill is INTRODUCED

• The VP or Pres. Pro Tempore assigns the bill to a committee

Step 2

• Step 2

• In COMMITTEE the bill is studied, debated & voted on.

• If the COMMITTEE approves the bill, it moves on; otherwise it dies in committee.

Step 3

• Step 3

• The ENTIRE Senate debates the bill.

• Then the ENTIRE Senate vote on the bill.

• If it passes it moves on to the President or conference committee; if it fails it dies.

If both houses pass different versions of the same bill, the bill goes to a Conference Committee

• If both houses pass different versions of the same bill, the bill goes to a Conference Committee

• Made up of members from both houses

• Their job is to create one bill that meets the approval of both houses

• Single version sent back to the floor of each house

Reviews the bill and has 10 days to …

• Reviews the bill and has 10 days to …

• President signs the bill!

Pres. vetoes the bill & it is sent back to Congress

• Pres. vetoes the bill & it is sent back to Congress

Congress can override a president’s veto by a 2/3rd vote in both the House and the Senate.

• Congress can override a president’s veto by a 2/3rd vote in both the House and the Senate.

Introduce

• Introduce

• Committee

• Entire

• Repeat

• President

How does the lawmaking process reflect checks and balances?

• How does the lawmaking process reflect checks and balances?

• Is the process of lawmaking easy or difficult? Explain your answer.