Bills, Vetoes and Courts: teacher key

How Laws Are Made, grade 8 edition, written for 8th grade. From a mark-up in committee to a veto that is overridden, follow the full path of a bill. See how the courts, the states and other governments fit in.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. What is a "clean bill"?
   • A bill the president has signed
   • A new bill that includes all the amendments the committee approved (answer)
   • A bill with no vote
2. When did George Washington issue the first regular veto?
   • April 5, 1792 (answer)
   • March 3, 1845
   • July 16, 1787
3. Who established the principle of judicial review in Marbury v. Madison?
   • John Adams
   • Chief Justice John Marshall (answer)
   • William Marbury
4. A bill passes both houses in identical form. What is it called when it goes to the president?
   • Enrolled (answer)
   • Tabled
   • Pocket-vetoed
5. Which statement fits the pages about vetoes?
   • Congress can never respond to a veto
   • A regular veto can be overridden but a pocket veto cannot (answer)
   • A veto always makes a law

Words

• amendments: added changes
• enrolled: passed by both
• ordinance: local law
• judicial: court-related
• Parliament: UK lawmakers