what is a simple way to explain how a bill becomes a law.?

Question

this is for a 3 paragraph essay on my government class. he said it doesnt have to be too specific. he just wants to see that we know what we're talking about.

Answer 1

BILL Clinton, was a LAW unto himself!

Answer 2

In the U.S.
A legislator authors a bill. This can be a member of the House of Representatives or a Senator. The bill is then proposed the full body to which the legislator is a member (house or senate). It is given a reading and sent to committee. The committee has the chance to read the bill. Once read the committee can pass it, amend it, or not pass it. If it is passed (amended or not) it returns back to the full body (house or senate). There it has the chance to be amended. Then the bill can be passed or not passed. Once passed the bill goes to the opposite chamber. For example, if it started in the house it goes to the senate. and vice versa.
Then the process repeats.
If the bill is passed by both houses it goes on to the president. The president can veto the bill, sign the bill, or not sign the bill. If he does not sign it, it will become law automatically unless vetoed.

Hope this helps.

Answer 3

Boy: Woof! You sure gotta climb a lot of steps to get to this Capitol Building here in Washington. But I wonder who that sad little scrap of paper is?

I'm just a bill.
Yes, I'm only a bill.
And I'm sitting here on Capitol Hill.
Well, it's a long, long journey
To the capital city.
It's a long, long wait
While I'm sitting in committee,
But I know I'll be a law someday
At least I hope and pray that I will,
But today I am still just a bill.

Boy: Gee, Bill, you certainly have a lot of patience and courage.

Bill: Well I got this far. When I started, I wasn't even a bill, I was just an idea. Some folks back home decided they wanted a law passed, so they called their local Congressman and he said, "You're right, there oughta be a law." Then he sat down and wrote me out and introduced me to Congress. And I became a bill, and I'll remain a bill until they decide to make me a law.

I'm just a bill
Yes I'm only a bill,
And I got as far as Capitol Hill.
Well, now I'm stuck in committee
And I'll sit here and wait
While a few key Congressmen discuss and debate
Whether they should let me be a law.
How I hope and pray that they will,
But today I am still just a bill.

Boy: Listen to those congressmen arguing! Is all that discussion and debate about you?

Bill: Yeah, I'm one of the lucky ones. Most bills never even get this far. I hope they decide to report on me favourably, otherwise I may die.

Boy: Die?

Bill: Yeah, die in committee. Oooh, but it looks like I'm gonna live! Now I go to the House of Representatives, and they vote on me.

Boy: If they vote yes, what happens?

Bill: Then I go to the Senate and the whole thing starts all over again.

Boy: Oh no!

Bill: Oh yes!

I'm just a bill
Yes, I'm only a bill
And if they vote for me on Capitol Hill
Well, then I'm off to the White House
Where I'll wait in a line
With a lot of other bills
For the president to sign
And if he signs me, then I'll be a law.
How I hope and pray that he will,
But today I am still just a bill.

Boy: You mean even if the whole Congress says you should be a law, the president can still say no?

Bill: Yes, that's called a veto. If the President vetoes me, I have to go back to Congress and they vote on me again, and by that time you're so old...

Boy: By that time it's very unlikely that you'll become a law. It's not easy to become a law, is it?

Bill: No!

But how I hope and I pray that I will,
But today I am still just a bill.

Congressman: He signed you, Bill! Now you're a law!

Bill: Oh yes!!!

Answer 4

1. Some old white guy gets a really bad idea
2. Said white guy takes to to a committee and gets other old white guys to vote on it. It passes with some modifications
3. Modified idea, now in "Bill" stage goes to the house or senate floor where more old white guys talk about it.
4. Old white guys vote on it. If the idea is bad enough, it goes to the other house. If not, repeat steps 2 and 3.
5. More old white guys talk about the bill in the other house. Once again, if the bill is bad enough, it passes and goes to the president.
6. If the president thinks the bill is bad enough, it is signed into law. If the bill might do something good for the American people, it is vetoed which comes from the Latin meaning "I Forbid" (or in other words, suck it America). If the president vetos, however, two-thirds of congress can override his veto and the really bad bill becomes a law.

Now about the birds and the bees......

Answer 5

Government thinks up a measure to cope with a problem in society. It sends its proposed measure to congress or parliament. First (for US) to House of Representatives, then to Senate. When the bill has been accepted by both bodies (with or without emendations) it will be signed by the head of state and then has become a law.

Answer 6

The only simple ways to explain it would be too glib.

You might start here though "http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0101183.html".

It is comforting to hear that this is still being taught is public schools.

Answer 7

You got to have the lobbyist support it 1st

Answer 8

And apparently, you DON'T know what you're talking about, since you had to ask me. Since your teacher probably doesn't want to know if I know what I am talking about, why would I answer the question?