How a bill becomes a law

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Across
  1. 2. the container that bills are placed in to introduce
  2. 4. who can come up with an idea for a law
  3. 5. The minimum percentage of the house and senate needed to pass a bill
  4. 7. The name of the area where representatives in the house vote
  5. 9. the _____________ building is the building that holds the house and senate
  6. 12. a document before it is signed into law
  7. 13. With 2/3 vote, congress can do this if the President won't sign a bill
  8. 14. when the president declines a bill that passes congress
Down
  1. 1. What congress people do to find a compromise on a bill
  2. 3. A bill can start in ___________ house of congress
  3. 6. a group of lawmakers who specialize in a certain topic
  4. 8. The name of the area where the Senate votes
  5. 9. the name for both the house and the senate together
  6. 10. someone who makes and votes on laws in congress
  7. 11. A bill must pass ________ house(s) before it is signed by the president