The Path of a Bill: teacher key

How Laws Are Made, grade 3 edition, written for 3rd grade. Follow the path a bill takes through Congress, from an idea to the president's desk, and see how cities make laws too.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. After the House passes a bill, where does it go?
   • To the Senate (answer)
   • To a school
   • Back to the idea
2. What is a local law often called?
   • A veto
   • An ordinance (answer)
   • A seat
3. Can a bill become a law if only the House passes it?
   • Yes, right away
   • No, both parts must pass it (answer)
   • Yes, if it is short
4. What happens to a bill in a committee?
   • It is studied and can be changed (answer)
   • It is thrown out
   • It is signed
5. What does the word override mean here?
   • Cancel a veto (answer)
   • Write a bill
   • Read slowly

Words

• committee: small group
• veto: a no
• override: cancel a veto
• ordinances: local laws