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9th grade · Social Studies · Unit 6 of 8

How Laws Are Made

Bills in Congress and in Salem

What your child practices

How a bill becomes law in Congress and in Oregon's Legislative Assembly, vetoes, initiatives and referrals, and how citizens and movements influence lawmaking.

Oregon State Standards learning standard: HS.C.CE.17; HS.C.CE.19; HS.C.PI.3 · how citizens and movements affect lawmaking, comparing policy debates, and the processes of government

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    A bill 'dies in committee' when…

    • it is signed
    • the committee never sends it forward
    • the President vetoes it

  2. Question 2

    The sponsor of a bill is…

    • the lawmaker who introduces it
    • a judge
    • the President

  3. Question 3

    An Oregon legislative referral is when…

    • the governor writes a law alone
    • voters send a measure to the courts
    • the legislature sends a measure to the voters

  4. Question 4

    Ending a filibuster usually takes… votes in the Senate.

    • 100
    • 51
    • 60

  5. Question 5

    Lobbyists may testify at hearings to…

    • vote on the bill
    • veto the bill
    • argue for their group's interests

  6. Question 6

    Executive orders are…

    • court rulings
    • laws passed by Congress
    • directives from the President to manage the executive branch

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