How a Bill Becomes a Law

How a Bill Becomes a Law

How a Bill Becomes a Law• Learn and become part of the process

Life at Oldfield Middle School

Life at Oldfield Middle School

• List five things you love about our school.

Life at Oldfield Middle School

• List five things you love about our school.

• Let’s brainstorm areas of our school life that we would like to improve.

Life at Oldfield Middle School

• List five things you love about our school.

• Let’s brainstorm areas of our school life that we would like to improve.

Life at Oldfield Middle School

• List five things you love about our school.

• Let’s brainstorm areas of our school life that we would like to improve.

Life at Oldfield Middle School

• List five things you love about our school.

• Let’s brainstorm areas of our school life that we would like to improve.

Life at Oldfield Middle School

• Let’s brainstorm areas of our school life that we would like to improve.

• Let’s brainstorm areas of our school life that we would like to improve.

How to put Your desires into action

How to put Your desires into action

• As a class you have developed some good ideas.

How to put Your desires into action

• As a class you have developed some good ideas.

How to put Your desires into action

• As a class you have developed some good ideas.

• Now we learn how to develop your suggestions into written form to create new laws/rules for the school.

How to put Your desires into action

• As a class you have developed some good ideas.

• Now we learn how to develop your suggestions into written form to create new laws/rules for the school.

First we must learn the process of how a bill becomes a law.

How a Bill Becomes a Law All laws must be passed by the Legislative Branch

How a Bill Becomes a Law All laws must be passed by the Legislative Branch

The Legislative Branch is run by Congress

United States House of Representatives

United States Senate

The Legislative Branch is run by Congress

United States House of Representatives

United States Senate

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

Answer: To Make Laws Laws that will improve the nation

What is the main function of this branch?

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

Answer: To Make Laws Laws that will improve the nation

What is the main function of this branch?

Think of a law that effects you• Bicycle Helmet safety law• Motor vehicle laws: Bus

Driver must have a license

• All states must provide public education to at least age 16

• It is a criminal felony to harm a child

• Kids may not drive under a certain age (varies by state)

How a Bill Becomes a Law

THE STEPS

• 1st A bill can be written by a person or group along with a member of Congress

• 2nd A bill must be introduced by a member of congress.

WHATS NEXT?• 3rd - The Bill is then sent to the appropriate

committee for discussion.

4th step: The committee holds public hearings and people are allowed to state their oopinions.

How a Bill Becomes a Law• 5th - Committee then

debates and votes.• 6th - If the bill passes

in committee it moves on to the full house vote.

AFTER A BILL PASSES ONE HOUSE IT GOES TO THE NEXT

The process begins all over again in the new house.1st - Introduction

2nd - Sent to Committee

3rd - Public Hearings

4th - Committee Debate and Vote

5th - Full Senate vote

Conference Meetings

At this meeting a compromise bill is arranged and sent back to both houses for final approval.

If the Bill differs the two Houses hold a Congressional Conference Meeting

Leadership Signatures If the bill passes in both houses it is signed by the by the leaders of both houses

House of Representatives Senate

Speaker of the House President of the Senate

Presidents Options• If the President signs

the bill then it becomes a law

Rejection

If the President refuses to sign the bill

this becomes known as a VETO

Is the power of a veto fair?• Should one person be able to stop a potential good

law from becoming a law?

• What should Congress be able to do to stop a veto?

Checks and Balances• The Founding Fathers

placed safe guards in the Constitution such as Checks and Balances for each of the three branches of government.

• This prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful.

• The system of Checks and Balances has successfully allowed each branch of government to maintain equal power

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Oldfield Student Senate

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Oldfield Student Senate

• You will all be student Senators

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Oldfield Student Senate

• You will all be student Senators

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Oldfield Student Senate

• You will all be student Senators

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• Each person must decide which of the issues is most important to them. Then we will begin the process of writng our bills.

Oldfield Student Senate

• You will all be student Senators

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- Homework - Food- Sports - Cheating- Courses - Technology

• Each person must decide which of the issues is most important to them. Then we will begin the process of writng our bills.

LET’S GET STARTED SENATORS

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