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1. If a Senator or Representative has an idea for a new law, he/she produces a rough draft of the idea and sponsors it
2. The bill then goes to whichever legislative branch the Senator or Representative belongs to
3. The bill then goes through a process which can change it, amend, or lay it so there is no vote
4. If the bill undergoes a vote by the entire legislative branch, a majority vote will send it to the other branch where it will go through a similar process
5. If there is a majority vote and both the House and the Senate approve all changes made, the bill then goes to the President
6. The President takes action on the bill by either signing it into law, letting it become a law without a signature, vetoing it, or pocket-vetoing it.

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Examples of how citizens can participate in state and local governments:

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Examples of how citizens can participate in state and local governments:

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- Looking for info in newspapers , magazines and reference materials and judging its accuracy
- voting in elections
- participating in political discussions
- signing a petitions
- campaigning for a candidate
- serving as a juror
- running for office
- writing letters to representatives

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All state governments are modeled after the federal government and consist of three branches: executive, legislative and judicial. The US Constitution mandates that all states uphold a "republican form" of government, although the three-branch structure is not required