Legislation

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the primary lawmaking body?Legislatures, parliaments, or analogous governing bodies
2. What is the pre-enactment status?A proposed law is referred to as a bill
3. What is legislation and why do we need it?Legislation is a set of rules made by a legislature or parliament. It helps keep society orderly and lets governments do important jobs like building roads and schools.
4. How does a bill become a law?A member of the legislature starts a bill. It is studied by committees, may be changed, and then debated and voted on by the whole body. If it passes, it becomes a law.

Promulgating: The official announcement and putting into effect of a new law.
Legislature: A deliberative assembly with the authority to make laws for a political entity.
Bill: A draft legislative proposal that has not yet been enacted into law.