The steps in making a law that you need to fill in are:
- Step 2. A bill is introduced in the house of Congress by a Senator or Representative who sponsors it. In the house of Representatives, bills are placed in a wooden box called " the hopper" in which bills are assigned a legislative number before being sent to a committee. (a proposal for a new law is called a bill)
- Step 3. The bill is assigned to a committee whose members will research, discuss and make changes to the bill
- Step 4. They vote to accept or reject the bill and its changes
- Step 6. The president considers the bill. He or she can approve and sign it into law or not approve (veto) a bill
- Step 7. If the president chooses to veto a bill, he or she returns it to Congress with the reasons for the veto. In most cases Congress can vote to override that veto and the bill becomes a law. However, the president can pocket veto a law. This means, if Congress goes out of session within the 10 day period after giving the President the bill, the President can choose not to sign it . In this case the bill will not become law.
There are different types of laws:
- Federal laws are rules that apply throughout the United States. These laws apply in every state, such as immigration law and bankruptcy law.
- State laws: within the 50 states of the United States, each has its own system of laws and courts that handle for example, real estate and other property; divorce and family matters.
- Local laws are laws that apply to people who live in a particular county,municipality, town, township or village. Some of them have their own system of laws and courts that handle, for example rent laws and local safety
