government legislative branch worksheet #4 directions: read chapter 7 lesson #1 and answer the questions below. use complete sentences where necessary. 1. ______ bills deal with individual people and places. ______ bills involve general matters and apply to the entire nation. 2. a ______ resolution is passed by both the house and senate, signed by the president and has the force of law. a ______ resolution is passed by one chamber of congress and applies only to that chamber. a ______ resolution cover matters of both the house and senate but do not have the force of law. 3. provisions attached to a bill or resolution that often are unrelated to the main legislation itself are called ______. 4. true or false any citizen may introduce and sponsor a bill in congress. 5. ignoring a bill and letting it die through inaction is a process called ______ 6. ______ occur when congressional committees have public testimony about a bill from concerned government officials and outside sources. 7. the process of changing and/or editing a bill after public hearings is called ______ 8. when a committee votes to send a bill to the house or senate floor for action is is known as: ______ 9. a bill does not become a law until it is signed by ______ 10. a formal rejection of a law by the president is called a ______ 11. what action is required to override a presidential veto? 12. according to the text, why do so few bills make it through to become a law? be thorough there are three main reasons.

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### Question 1
# Brief Explanations:
Private bills deal with individual people/places; public bills apply to the nation.
# Answer:
1. Private; Public

### Question 2
# Brief Explanations:
Joint resolution: passed by both, signed by Pres, has force of law. Simple resolution: passed by one chamber, applies to that chamber. Concurrent resolution: covers both chambers, no law force.
# Answer:
2. Joint; Simple; Concurrent

### Question 3
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Riders are provisions attached to bills/resolutions, often unrelated to main legislation.
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3. Riders

### Question 4
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Only members of Congress (not any citizen) can introduce/sponsor a bill. So the statement is False.
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4. False

### Question 5
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Pigeonholing is ignoring a bill, letting it die via inaction.
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5. Pigeonholing

### Question 6
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Committee hearings are when Congressional committees get public testimony on a bill from officials/outside sources.
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6. Committee Hearings

### Question 7
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Markup session is the process of changing/editing a bill after public hearings.
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7. Markup Session

### Question 8
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Reporting out is when a committee votes to send a bill to House/Senate floor for action.
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8. Reporting Out

### Question 9
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A bill needs the President's signature to become law (or via override, but signature is standard).
# Answer:
9. the President

### Question 10
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Veto is the President's formal rejection of a law.
# Answer:
10. Veto

### Question 11
# Brief Explanations:
To override a Presidential veto, both the House and Senate must pass the bill with a two - thirds majority vote.
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11. Both the House of Representatives and the Senate must pass the bill with a two - thirds majority vote.

### Question 12
# Brief Explanations:
1. **Pigeonholing**: Committees can ignore bills, letting them die. 2. **Veto**: President can reject bills. 3. **Complex process**: Many steps (introduction, committee, floor votes, etc.) and potential for opposition at each stage, plus riders/partisan differences can hinder passage.
# Answer:
12. Three main reasons: 1. Pigeonholing: Committees often ignore bills, causing them to die through inaction. 2. Presidential Veto: The President can formally reject a bill, and overriding a veto is difficult (requires a two - thirds majority in both chambers). 3. Complex Legislative Process: Bills go through multiple stages (introduction, committee review, floor debates/votes in both House and Senate). There are opportunities for opposition, amendments, and partisan differences at each stage, and many bills face competition for attention and resources in the legislative agenda.

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