LAW MAKING SYSTEM of USA?How the country make up laws etc.give me website address, would be better.?

Question

yeah, im in urgent need. can anyone please answer me this question? US citizens especially. please do give me the website address. But, could you give a little brief details- just some general facts of the LAW MAKING PROCESS in the country? who make the law etc. Thank you very much.

I love you all. the ones who replied. yeah, i said some general facts, but lengthy details are welcomed too. and yeah, website address are most certainly welcomed. i'll leave the question on to allow more answers for confirmation as well as to allow even better answers. i think i will close the question by tomorrow. once again, many thanks to those who replied. many thanks to you too if you are replying. every answer brought in new grounds and i very much appreciated it.

Answer 1

there are several steps to enact a law.
1. propose the law in either, or both houses of the congress or state legislature.
2. the proposal is discussed, and, if necessary, sent to a committee for analysis and putting into legal terminology.
3. the proposal is sent out of committee to be scheduled for floor debate.
4. the bill, it is now called a bill rather than a proposal, is put to a vote, and may or may not be amended and then either passed or rejected.
5. if passed, it is sent to the other house, for action, if needed.
6. if there are differences, the bill is sent to a conference committe, members of each house selected to make the bill the same for both houses, where it may have items or parts changed or added or removed so the bill is finalized for re-presentation to each house for final passage or rejection by one or both houses, if it is accepteable or unacceptable to either or both houses. if either house rejects it, the bill fails. if both houses pass it, it goes to it's final step.
7. the president of the united states, or the governor if a state law, either signs it, to make it a law, vetoes it to prevent it becoming law, or puts it into pocket, that is refuses to sign it and also refuses to veto it.
8. if vetoed, it is sent back to the legislative houses for a possible override of the veto, a rare occurrance.
9. if signed, it becomes law immediately, though it may be several months before taking affect. some require that rules to enforce the law be written by the relevant department(s) governed by the new law.
10. the same as if it had been signed, but which has a short waiting time before it becomes a law. in the event of it being a national law, the additional wait time is ten (10) days before it becomes law.
again, some laws require rules be written to implement the new law. common laws that require rules are changes in departmental procedures, sections of communication laws, enforcement requirements, and many other areas for the law to be put into action. some laws are direct code changes, others are regulatory, and others are tax laws.
general information about the legislative process can be found at firstgov.com and following the links to the senate, and house of representatives. you can also follow the proceedings on c-span channels 1 and 2.

Answer 2

actually, the one guy has most of the information, but he left out some things. a citizen has to form a committee. Have a petition drawn up for registered voters to sign. there is a minimum limit on how many signatures you need to get from a minimum number of counties for the state. after the petitions are finished, the petition needs to be given to the politicians. after the politician has okayed the paperwork, he will bring the motion to the floor, where it will be decided if it deserves attention.

Answer 3

the Constitution spells it all out. then by the constitution there are States rights so each state makes its laws. Congress is the Law making portion of the USA.