1. IDEA
A bill is: an idea that may become a law. another word for a law. a law that hasn't been passed yet. none of the above. 2. FIND A SPONSOR
A sponsor: is a legislator from your district. will try to get your bill passed. is a specialist in the topic of your bill. none of the above. 3. INTRODUCTION
At the print hearing a committee will decide: whether your idea should be made into a bill. whether your idea should go to the House or Senate floor. how much your idea will cost to print into a bill. 4. 1ST READING
After it is "read," a bill is referred to: A committee where it has the best chance of passing. A committee on which the sponsor sits. A committee that deals with the topic of the bill. 5. COMMITTEE HEARING
Committees are: 50% Republicans and 50% Democrats. proportionate to a party's representation in the total body. 75% majority party and 25% minority party. 6. FLOOR ACTION
Once a bill is "read" for the 2nd and 3rd times, the full body votes on it. Let's say it passes the full House. The bill then goes: to a Senate committee. back to the sponsor. to the governor. none of the above. 7. 2ND COMMITTEE HEARING
If a bill fails in its second committee hearing: it goes to a conference committee to work out a compromise. it goes to the floor. it dies. 8. FLOOR ACTION
Who breaks a tie on the Senate Floor? The Lieutenant Governor. The majority leader. The Sergeant-At-Arms. None of the above. 9. BEFORE YOU CAN ADVANCE TO THE GOVERNOR, ANSWER:
Who breaks a tie in the House? The Speaker. The Clerk of the House. The majority leader. none of the above. 10. THE GOVERNOR
The Governor can either sign a bill or veto it. True. False. BONUS QUESTION
If a House bill is changed in the Senate, what happens next? The House must vote on the bill all over again. The bill dies. The House and Senate committees that heard the bill get together to compromise.
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