Three Branches, One Bill: teacher key

How Laws Are Made, grade 4 edition, written for 4th grade. See how a bill moves through Congress to the president, and how the three branches of the U.S. government fit together.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. Which branch does the Supreme Court belong to?
   • Judicial (answer)
   • Executive
   • Legislative
2. How long are the terms of members of the House of Representatives?
   • Six years
   • Two years (answer)
   • One year
3. What must happen if the Senate changes a bill?
   • The bill is dropped
   • The president signs it
   • The House looks at the changes (answer)
4. A bill passes the House but not the Senate. Can the president sign it?
   • Yes
   • No, it has to pass both (answer)
   • Only on Fridays
5. What is a local law often called?
   • An ordinance (answer)
   • A veto
   • A term
6. What does the word override mean here?
   • Cancel a veto (answer)
   • Write a bill
   • Read slowly

Words

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