Le istruzioni e le procedure sono molto più facilmente comprensibili se accompagnate da elementi visivi. Quando realizziamo lo storyboard di un processo o creiamo un diagramma sequenziale, possiamo concentrarci su passaggi discreti, causa ed effetto e sequenza.
social studies - How a bill becomes a law graphic organizer storyboard Branches of Government - The Legislative Branch
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1. Idea For Law Is Created
Law to prevent teen traffic accidents
2. Idea is Brought to Representative
3. Bill is Introduced to Committee
House Committee on Transportation
Someone comes up with an idea for a bill. This person can be anyone, from a child to the president!
4. Bill is Voted Upon in House of Origin
Teen Driving Bill
The idea for the bill is brought to a member of Congress and a bill is written. If a senator writes the bill, the bill will then be sent to a committee in the Senate, and vice versa if the bill was written by a member of the House of Representatives.
5. Bill is sent to other House
Teen Driving Bill
The bill is introduced to a committee in the House of Representatives where members of the committee debate and amend the bill.
6. Bill is Voted Upon in the Other House
If the committee accepts the bill, it is then voted upon in the House of Representatives.
If the bill is passed in the House of Representatives, it is then introduced in the Senate.
House Passes The Bill!
The bill is presented to the Senate, where it is debated and then voted upon.
House Passes The Bill!
The Senate Passes The Bill!
7. Bill is Sent to the President
Teen Driving Bill
8. President Contemplates Options
9.(A) President Agrees With Bill
If the bill passes in the Senate, it is then sent to the President.
9. (B) President Uses the Pocket Veto
The President will read the bill. He then has a few options of how to address the bill.
9. (C) President Doesn't Sign While Congress is in Session, or He Vetoes
This Bill is now a Law!
The President may agree with the bill, sign it, and the bill will become a law.
9. (D) Congressional Override of Veto
If the President doesn’t sign the bill within 10 days and Congress is NOT IN SESSION, the bill will not become a law. This is known as a “pocket veto”.
Reminder: Congress is NOT in session
Teen Driving Bill
If the President doesn’t sign the bill within 10 days and Congress is IN SESSION, the bill will become a law. If the President doesn’t agree with the law, he can veto the bill, and it will be sent back to Congress.
Reminder: Congress IS in session
Teen Driving Bill
The bill will be voted upon in Congress again and if ⅔ of Congress votes in favor of the bill, it will become a law. If less than ⅔ of the Congress vote in favor, the bill dies.
I veto this law. I do not want it passed!
Well 70% of us want it passed...so it is a law anyway!