Legislative Process (US + UK)

Question 1

Choose the best option to complete the picture:

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100 members, 2 per state, 6 year-term

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435 members, 2 year-term

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head of state, government, commander

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presiding officer of the Senate

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Secretary of State, Defense, Treasury...

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9 Justices nominated by the President

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435 members, two-year term, re-election

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Must be approved by the House of Rep

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9 Justices approved by the House of Rep

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STEP 1: [blank_start]The Bill is drafted[blank_end]

Any member of Congress – either from the Senate or the House of Representatives – who has an idea for a law can draft a bill. The primary Congress member supporting the bill is called the "sponsor".

STEP 2: [blank_start]The Bill is introduced[blank_end]

Once the Bill is drafted, it must be introduced by the sponsor. If a Representative is the sponsor, the Bill will be introduced in the House of Representatives. If a Senator is the sponsor, the bill will be introduced in the Senate.

STEP 3: [blank_start]The Bill goes to a committee[blank_end]
As soon as the Bill is introduced, it is referred to a committee.

STEP 4: [blank_start]Committee mark-up of the Bill[blank_end]

Markup (or mark-up) is the process by which a U.S. congressional committee debates, amends, and rewrites proposed legislation.

If a committee votes not to report the proposed legislation to the full chamber of Congress, the Bill dies.

If the committee votes in favor of the Bill, then the proposed legislation will be reported to the floor ("the floor" designates a full session of the Senate or the House of Representatives).

STEP 5: [blank_start]Voting by the full chamber on the Bill[blank_end]
If the Bill passes by simple majority in the House of Representatives or the Senate, it moves to the other chamber.

STEP 6: [blank_start]Referral of the Bill to the other[blank_end] chamber

When the House or Senate passes a Bill, it is referred to the other chamber, where it usually follows the same route through committees and finally to the floor.

This chamber may approve the bill as received, reject it, ignore it or change it.

STEP 7: [blank_start]The Bill goes to the President[blank_end]

It is sent to the President who may sign the measure into law, veto it and return it to Congress, let it become law without signature (after 10 days), or at the end of a session, pocket-veto it.

Pocket-Veto: an indirect veto of a legislative bill by the president through retaining the Bill unsigned until it is too late for it to be dealt with during the legislative session.

STEP 8: [blank_start]Overriding a veto[blank_end]

If the President vetoes a Bill, Congress may attempt to override the veto.

If both the Senate and the House pass the bill by a 2/3 majority, the President's veto is rejected, and the Bill becomes law.

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The Bill is drafted

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The Bill is introduced

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The Bill goes to a committee

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Committee mark-up of the Bill

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Voting by the full chamber on the Bill

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Referral of the Bill to the other

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The Bill goes to the President

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Overriding a veto

Question 3

Choose the best option to fill in the gaps.

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EVERY LAW STARTS WITH AN IDEA

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THE BILL IS INTRODUCED

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THE BILL GOES TO A COMMITTEE

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CONGRESS DEBATES AND VOTES

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PRESIDENTIAL ACTION

Question 4

How the two most important parties in the US are known?

Choose one option from the drop-down menu:

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Republicans

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Democrats

Question 5

The Code of Laws of the United States of America (United States Code, U.S. Code, or U.S.C.) is the official compilation and codification of the general and permanent federal statutes of the United States.

It is divided by broad subjects into 53 titles (Title 1 - General Provisions; Title 2 - The Congress; Title 3 - The President; (...) Title 7 - Agriculture; (...) Title 11 - Bankruptcy; (...) Title 35 - Patents, etc).

The main edition is published every six years by the House of Representatives, and cumulative supplements are published annually.

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true

Question 6

Drag the correct term to its rightful place:

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STATUTE NAME

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TITLE NUMBER

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ABBREVIATION OF CODE

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SECTION NUMBER

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CODE YEAR

Question 7

To give the people of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland more say over what happens in their countries, the UK Parliament has devolved (given away) some of its powers to other national and regional bodies.

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Northern Ireland Assembly

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Scottish Parliament

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UK Parliament

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National Assembly for Wales

Question 8

What is the UK Parliament?

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HOUSE OF COMMONS

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HOUSE OF LORDS

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MONARCH

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MAJESTY

Question 9

Choose the correct option and drag it to its correct place:

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HOUSE OF COMMONS

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CONSTITUENCY

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HOUSE OF LORDS

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BOROUGH

Question 10

Choose the correct answer and drag it to its rightful place:

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HOUSE OF LORDS

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HOUSE OF COMMONS

Question 11

Is this the House of Lords or the House of Commons?

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House of Commons

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House of Lords

Question 12

Is this the House of Lords or the House of Commons?

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House of Lords

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House of Commons

Question 13

How Laws are made in the UK?

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Bill

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MP

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House of Lords

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Scrutiny

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Ping-Pong

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Royal Assent

Question 14

? [blank_start]First Reading[blank_end] - House of Commons

The first reading is a formality and marks the presentation of the bill in Parliament.

? [blank_start]Second reading[blank_end] – House of Commons

MPs debate the general principles of the Bill. A vote is taken at the end of second reading; if successful, the Bill proceeds to Committee stage.

? [blank_start]Committee stage[blank_end] - House of Commons

The principal stage for detailed scrutiny and amendment of the Bill.

? [blank_start]Report Stage[blank_end] - House of Commons

Report stage gives MPs an opportunity, on the floor of the House, to consider further amendments (proposals for change) to a Bill which has been examined in committee.

? [blank_start]Third reading[blank_end] – House of Commons

The House considers whether it wishes the Bill as a whole to proceed.

? [blank_start]Transmission to the Lords[blank_end] (or to the Commons, for those bills starting life in the Lords)

When a Bill has passed through third reading in both Houses it is returned to the first House (where it started) for any amendments made by the second House to be considered.

A Bill may go back and forth between each House until both Houses reach agreement on the exact wording – this is known as ‘ping pong’.

? First Reading - [blank_start]House of Lords[blank_end]

The first reading is a formality and marks the presentation of the bill in Parliament.

? Second reading - House of Lords

Members debate the general principles of the Bill. Unlike the Commons, [blank_start]there is no vote[blank_end] – the Bill proceeds directly to Committee stage.

? Committee stage – House of Lords

The principal stage for detailed [blank_start]scrutiny[blank_end] and amendment of the Bill.

? Report Stage - House of Lords

Report stage gives the Lords an opportunity, on the floor of the House, to consider further amendments (proposals for change) to a Bill which has been examined in committee.

? Third reading – House of Lords

The House considers whether it wishes the Bill as a whole to proceed.

? Bill receives [blank_start]Royal Assent[blank_end] (becomes an Act)

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First Reading

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Second reading

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Committee stage

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Report Stage

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Third reading

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Transmission to the Lords

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House of Lords

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there is no vote

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scrutiny

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Royal Assent

Question 15

1) To which country does this legislative process belong?

2) What do the numbers and symbols  1, 2, C, R, 3 represent in the flowchart below?

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UK

Question 16

How the two most important parties in the UK are known?

Choose one option from the drop-down menu:

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Labour

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Tory or Tories

Question 17

Most of England's criminal laws have been codified. However, large areas of the common law, such as the law of contract and the law of tort remain remarkably untouched.

Consolidation bills are routinely passed to organize the law.

P.s. A consolidation bill is a bill introduced into the Parliament of the United Kingdom with the intention of consolidating several Acts of Parliament or Statutory Instruments into a single Act.