How the Virginia General Assembly Makes Laws Preview

How the Virginia General Assembly Makes Laws

Preview Activity: What are the steps of how a bill becomes a law in Congress?

Lawmaking in the Virginia General Assembly: Members of the Virginia General Assembly are elected to _____ makelaws.

Lawmaking in the Virginia General Assembly: How a bill becomes a law in Virginia: (It’s basically the same as in the United States)

Lawmaking in the Virginia General Assembly: Propose an idea for a 1. _____ law.

Lawmaking in the Virginia General Assembly: Introduce a bill into 2. _____ one of the houses. Only a member of the General Virginia ______ Assembly Legislature can do ______ this.

Lawmaking in the Virginia General Assembly: Committee 3. Work in ________

Lawmaking in the Virginia General Assembly: 4. _______ on the Debate floor. (All members have the chance to tell what they think) Debate

Lawmaking in the Virginia General Assembly: 5. _______ on the Vote bill

Lawmaking in the Virginia General Assembly: 6. The bill is sent to the _____ other house. (Before a bill can be sent to the Governor for approval, it must first pass ______ houses. ) both

Lawmaking in the Virginia General Assembly: 7. If the Governor signs the bill, it becomes a ____. Law

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Lawmaking in the Virginia General Assembly: *State laws must conform to the Virginia and United States Constitution ______. s

Lawmaking in the Virginia General Assembly: * The primary issues legislators in Virginia deal with are education _________, public health ______, the environment _________, the budget revenue biennial state _____and _____.

Lawmaking in the Virginia General Assembly: Elected officials in the Virginia General Assembly write _____ laws and take ____ action in response to problems or issues.

Lawmaking in the Virginia General Assembly: ______Interest and Individuals _____ groups help shape legislation. This means they have an effect on the laws that are/are not made in Virginia.

Amending the VA Constitution: _____/action by General Proposal Assembly or convention _______ by voters in Ratification Virginia

Processing Activity: Illustrate the major steps for a bill to become a law in Virginia.