When A Bill Becomes Law Essay

The process in which a bill becomes law in the United States appears to be fairly simple when it’s laid out on paper. Of course, this does not take into account the effect external factors have on members of senate, congress, as well as the president his or herself. A vital external factor that is not discussed directly in the official legislative process is the opinion of the public(which is especially in a democracy such as the United States, more on this later). A bill is essentially a product of a suggestion. This suggestion can be made by virtually anyone, as there are no regulations on who’s suggestions are ignored. A house member (or the president for that matter) then will usually attempt to garner the support of their colleagues to ensure they are not wasting their time drafting a bill. From
There are three voting methods the United States uses in their House of Representatives; Viva Voce (‘aye’ for yes, and simply, ’no’, are verbally spoken in front of all their colleagues), division (those standing in support, as well as opposition have their heads counted and tallied), and recorded (an electronic voting system is used in which representatives can click yes or no). The bill is shipped to the senate, where is debated even further. The senate has to verbally vote. They have their own unique dialect as well whilst voting, they verbally say ‘yea’ for yes, and ‘nay’ for no. If the bill manages to make it through this stage, it is finally the president’s turn to have his or her say. They can either sign it (which will pass the bill), pocket veto the bill (in other words, do nothing, but the bill will still eventually became law after ten days) or, if they are strongly against the bill, they can exert their veto power, and refuse to sign it. The president’s veto power can be denied if 67% of the House of Representatives, as well as the senate, still support the