How a Bill Becomes a How a Bill Becomes a Law Law ScenariosScenarios In your group, discuss In your group, discuss

how each particular how each particular bill will journey bill will journey through the through the legislature in the legislature in the American political American political system.system.

Write the steps out Write the steps out for each scenario. for each scenario. One piece of paper One piece of paper per group is per group is acceptable.acceptable.

Scenario #1Scenario #1

R-AZ Senator John McCain has R-AZ Senator John McCain has proposed a bill that would make proposed a bill that would make it illegal for an individual to it illegal for an individual to donate more than $1000.00 to donate more than $1000.00 to any particular candidate for a any particular candidate for a campaign contribution. The bill campaign contribution. The bill passes and is pocket vetoed.passes and is pocket vetoed.

Scenario #2Scenario #2

R-CA Representative Jerry Lewis R-CA Representative Jerry Lewis wants to limit the amount of wants to limit the amount of money given to Hurricane Katrina. money given to Hurricane Katrina. He believes that the estimated He believes that the estimated amount ($200 Billion) is too much amount ($200 Billion) is too much to ask the federal government to ask the federal government and its taxpayers to have to pay. and its taxpayers to have to pay. It hasn’t gotten past the House.It hasn’t gotten past the House.

Scenario #3Scenario #3 R-KS Senator Brownbeck proposed R-KS Senator Brownbeck proposed

a joint resolution to acknowledge a a joint resolution to acknowledge a long history of official depredations long history of official depredations and ill-conceived policies by the and ill-conceived policies by the United States government United States government regarding Indian tribes and offer an regarding Indian tribes and offer an apology to all Native Peoples on apology to all Native Peoples on behalf of the United States of behalf of the United States of America. It passed and is now a America. It passed and is now a law.law.

Scenario #4Scenario #4

D-IL Senator Barack Obama introduced D-IL Senator Barack Obama introduced a resolution opposing a a resolution opposing a recommendation by the Carter-Baker recommendation by the Carter-Baker Commission on Federal Election Commission on Federal Election Reform that would require all Reform that would require all Americans to show photo identification Americans to show photo identification before voting. The bill was passed and before voting. The bill was passed and is now halted in subcommittee in the is now halted in subcommittee in the House of Representatives.House of Representatives.

Scenario #5Scenario #5

R-AZ Representative Jeff Flake R-AZ Representative Jeff Flake proposed to allow travel proposed to allow travel between the United States and between the United States and Cuba in 2003. The bill died in Cuba in 2003. The bill died in subcommitteesubcommittee..