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Creating laws is the U.S. House of Representatives’

 most important job. 

All laws in the United States begin as bills. 

Before a bill can become a law, 

it must not be vetoed the U.S. House of 

Representatives, the U.S. Senate, and the President.  

Laws begin as ideas. 

These ideas may come from a Representative—or from a citizen like you. 

Citizens who have ideas for laws can 

contact their Representatives to discuss their ideas. 

an indirect veto of a legislative bill by the president or 

 A Pocket veto is a governor by retaining the bill unsigned until it is 

too late for it to be dealt with during the legislative session.

A bill gets stuck at Washington,Dc ad 

waits in the standing committee while 

congressman debate if it should be 

passed.

Terms to know : Where the 

members of the house literally 

divide into groups indicating a 

vote in favor of or in 

opposition to a motion on the 

floor which is called standing 

vote.

Terms to know :a vote 

taken by noting the 

relative strength and 

volume of calls of aye 

and no which is called a 

voice vote.

When the bill is proposed,a Representative has written a bill, 

the bill needs a sponsor. The Representative talks with other 

Representatives about the bill in hopes of getting their 

support for it. 

A filibuster is a step where debate over a proposed piece of 

legislation is extended, which one or more members to take 

their time to prevent a vote on the proposal.

A majority-minority or minority-majority area is a term 

used in the United States to refer to a jurisdiction in which 

one or more racial and/or ethnic minorities.

If a majority of the Representatives say or select yes, the 

bill passes in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill is 

then certified by the Clerk of the House and delivered to 

the U.S. Senate.

Guided Questions .

1. Who can veto an bill ?

2. Explain what majority and minority party is.

3. What is an filibuster ?

4. Explain what an voice vote is.

5. An standing vote is similar to voice vote, what is it ?

6. What state does the bill go,to wait for it to be passed ?

7. What is the Representative most important job ?

8. Laws begin as what ?

9. Who debates on the bill ?

10. Who does the bill go through in order to become official 

?

Answers .

1. The President

2. A majority-minority or minority-majority area is a term used in the United 

States to refer to a jurisdiction in which one or more racial and/or ethnic 

minorities.

3.A filibuster is a step where debate over a proposed piece of legislation is 

extended, which one or more members to take their time to prevent a vote on the 

proposal.

4. A vote where representatives agree by saying yay or nay.

5. Where the members of the house literally divide into groups indicating a vote in 

favor of or in opposition to a motion on the floor.

6. Washington,DC

7. Creating Laws.

8. Ideas

9. Congressman

10. The President

A bicameral is made up of two chambers also an 

official count or survey of a population, typically 

recording various details of individuals which is 

known as an census.

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