BILL TO LAW by Cassidy Yang https://padlet.com/cyang018/iuk1i98xymak Made with an open mind en-us 2018-06-25 14:41:45 UTC 2025-10-01 10:30:18 UTC hello@padlet.com BILL TO LAW cyang018 https://padlet.com/cyang018/iuk1i98xymak/wish/268475879 By: Mulan Vang and Cassidy Yang]]> 2018-06-25 14:44:55 UTC https://padlet.com/cyang018/iuk1i98xymak/wish/268475879 1. The Creation of The Bill cyang018 https://padlet.com/cyang018/iuk1i98xymak/wish/268476167 CLAIM: Drivers Education should be free for all American citizens to ensure that every driver on the road is well educated, ultimately making America’s road and highway system safer for everyone.]]> 2018-06-25 14:47:46 UTC https://padlet.com/cyang018/iuk1i98xymak/wish/268476167 2. Committee Action mulanvangpromo https://padlet.com/cyang018/iuk1i98xymak/wish/268476632 2018-06-25 14:50:03 UTC https://padlet.com/cyang018/iuk1i98xymak/wish/268476632 What are the different kinds of committees mulanvangpromo https://padlet.com/cyang018/iuk1i98xymak/wish/268476722 Standing Committees: Permanent Committee
Select Committees: special work for a limited time
Joint committees: permanent committees compromised of members from the senate and House of Representatives 
Conference committees: resolve differences between competing bill versions
]]> 2018-06-25 14:50:49 UTC https://padlet.com/cyang018/iuk1i98xymak/wish/268476722 3. Floor Action cyang018 https://padlet.com/cyang018/iuk1i98xymak/wish/268476859 2018-06-25 14:51:52 UTC https://padlet.com/cyang018/iuk1i98xymak/wish/268476859 Who’s on the committees? mulanvangpromo https://padlet.com/cyang018/iuk1i98xymak/wish/268477318 Senators from all states & House of Representatives]]> 2018-06-25 14:55:30 UTC https://padlet.com/cyang018/iuk1i98xymak/wish/268477318 How do you get to be on a committee? mulanvangpromo https://padlet.com/cyang018/iuk1i98xymak/wish/268477554 You have to be a senator picked by your party to be on a specific committee]]> 2018-06-25 14:56:58 UTC https://padlet.com/cyang018/iuk1i98xymak/wish/268477554 Why do we have the committees? mulanvangpromo https://padlet.com/cyang018/iuk1i98xymak/wish/268477630 To help split up work among the congress/House of Representatives/Senators]]> 2018-06-25 14:57:37 UTC https://padlet.com/cyang018/iuk1i98xymak/wish/268477630 How are the votes held in both the Senate and House? cyang018 https://padlet.com/cyang018/iuk1i98xymak/wish/268477886
  • 218 out of 435 votes are needed to pass a bill 
  • If the House and Senate pass the same bill it’s sent to the President. 
  • If the House and Senate pass different bills they’re sent to the Conference Committee (major legislations are usually sent there). 

    • ]]>     2018-06-25 15:00:13 UTC https://padlet.com/cyang018/iuk1i98xymak/wish/268477886     What happens before there is a vote? How do they vote? cyang018 https://padlet.com/cyang018/iuk1i98xymak/wish/268477977
  • The bill is sent to the full House or Senate for more debate and approval. 
  • Members can propose amendments to the bill, add more text, or alter the bill.

    • ]]>     2018-06-25 15:01:09 UTC https://padlet.com/cyang018/iuk1i98xymak/wish/268477977     Why do they vote the way they do? Do you have to vote? Why? cyang018 https://padlet.com/cyang018/iuk1i98xymak/wish/268478185
  • The process to making a bill a law is structured to be complicated. Voting multiple times helps to make sure that the bill is made into a law where all its qualities are to the majority's liking before it’s officially made a law.
  • They don’t have to. 

    • ]]>     2018-06-25 15:02:42 UTC https://padlet.com/cyang018/iuk1i98xymak/wish/268478185     5. Conference Committees mulanvangpromo https://padlet.com/cyang018/iuk1i98xymak/wish/268478191 2018-06-25 15:02:44 UTC https://padlet.com/cyang018/iuk1i98xymak/wish/268478191 6. Presidential Action mulanvangpromo https://padlet.com/cyang018/iuk1i98xymak/wish/268478242 2018-06-25 15:03:05 UTC https://padlet.com/cyang018/iuk1i98xymak/wish/268478242 7. The creation of the law mulanvangpromo https://padlet.com/cyang018/iuk1i98xymak/wish/268478301 2018-06-25 15:03:31 UTC https://padlet.com/cyang018/iuk1i98xymak/wish/268478301 4. Vote cyang018 https://padlet.com/cyang018/iuk1i98xymak/wish/268479306 2018-06-25 15:10:04 UTC https://padlet.com/cyang018/iuk1i98xymak/wish/268479306 3 outcomes cyang018 https://padlet.com/cyang018/iuk1i98xymak/wish/268480770 1. Approve the bill by signing into law
    2. Veto the bill
    3. Take no action for 10 days
              Depends on Congress, can either become a law automatically or "pocket-vetoed" and die. 

    If the President were to veto the bill, Congress can try to get at least ⅔ majority vote in each house.
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