How does the legislative branch make laws? explain the process step by step from begining to end?

Question

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Answer 1

Get off the PC and read honey!

Answer 2

All laws start as bills, which are basically proposed laws.  Bills get introduced to Congress (the legislative) usually by either the president, his cabinet, state or local governments (mayors and governors), or by the Congressmen themselves.

The bill is sent to comittees for debate.  Comittees are groups of people who consider the legality and affect of bills if they are passed.  If they dissaprove then the bill can be re-written by Congress.  If they approve then it goes to the original house with their changes for debate.  If a majority approves then it goes to the other house for debate and a vote.  If either dissaprove then the bill is dead (they probably will not be passed).  If they both approve then the bill is sent to the president.

If the president signs it, then it becomes a law.  If he "vetoes" it, then it gets sent back to Congress.  If both houses approve the bill with a two-thirds vote, then it will override the president and become a law.  If not then the bill is dead.

If the president does nothing to the bill, and cannot veto it to Congress (because Congress is absent), then after ten days, the bill is dead (called a "pocket veto").

Note: any time a bill is dissapproved (other than a veto) then it is sent back to a commitee.  Since the comittes already made the neccessary changes then they won't change the bill, which means that it will probably have the same number of vote if reissued.  This is why dissapproved bills rarely come back to be voted on again.  However, overriding a veto is more common.

Answer 3

Here is a very simple description:

http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/lawmaking/e...

One of the most important part of passing a bill is where Congress actually READS the bill.  Somehow the art of actually reading the bill has fallen through the cracks.  The Patriot act is a prime example of this.  Congressmen/women are constantly stating that they did not realize that the abuse du jour, was part of the bill.  They state  "I had no idea that was in there!  If I had, I would never have voted for it!"

Perhaps our members of Congress need to take a basic government class and pass a test before they are allowed to vote on bills in Congress!

Answer 4

Basic explanation.

http://www.asds.net/HowABillIsPassed.asp...

Answer 5

Open up your government/civics book and do your own freakin homework.

Answer 6

the pharmecutical company.. or insurance company.. or oil company goes and hosts a party for a politician.. there they ensure the politicion tons of support for future campaigns etc.. plus some pocket money on the side...

then the poltician using the "canned" legislative material provided by the briber... endorses, backs, and introduces the legislation.

then fellow corrupt "politicians" who were also bribed.. join in voting for this new legislation to s***w .. loot.. or otherwise abuse the masses for the profit of the few.  

having bribed enough legislators.. it passes the number of votes required to pass the house.. or the senate... then it goes on to the president.. where he can veto it if his bribe wasnt big enough.. but usually the president is already a livetime employee of the oil.. pharmecutical.. and insurance industrys.. that's how he got there.. they already own him.

well .. that's how it works in america.. pay off a few leaders to get your personal profit legislation enacted.  This is why we dont all have 1 vote.. and vote on everything.. it would be too expensive to bribe the majority.. so we have a representative system.. where you only have to bribe a few hundred people.. to s***w 300 million.

the american way!