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Across Down 3 The ______is the largest room in the 1 State Insect capitol, and is where representatives meet. 2 Former Tennessee governor and the 11th 7 An ______is made when one wishes to president of the United States. change a bill. 4 State Reptile 8 The Tennessee State Flag has ______5 This Tennessean was the 7th President of the stars. United States. 9 If a bill passes the House, the Senate and is 6 Representatives present their bills from the signed by the Governor it becomes a ______, which is a large desk at ______. the front of the chamber. 10 State Tree 11 ______makes up the walls of the 15 The ______presides over House State Capitol sessions. 12 The official state wild animal. 16 Another word for a discussion about a bill. 18 This is the title for a person who represents 13 State Flower you in the house. 14 The speaker uses a ______to call 19 What one must win to become a the House to order. representative. 17 If a representative is in favor of a bill he or House Chamber 20 State Bird she would vote ______. HowHow AA billbill BecomesBecomes LawLaw

A bill begins as an idea. These If the Governor vetoes the bill it can ideas come from ordinary only become law with a majority vote in citizens just like you. both houses of the Tennessee General Assembly. X Once the bill has been passed by both the House and the Senate in the same form, and has been signed by the Speaker of the House and the Speaker of Citizens can take their the Senate, it is ready for the signature ideas to their of the Governor. If the Governor signs State Legislator. the bill, or holds it for ten days, the bill becomes a law.

Now the bill is heard on final consideration Your representative then has by the entire House. the idea written into a bill, and Representatives introduces it for his or her fellow debate and possibly legislators to consider. amend the bill. If at least 50 representatives vote for the bill, then it passes.

The Speaker then refers the bill to a committee. The sponsor of the bill presents his or her bill to the committee for discussion. If a majority of the committee members approve the bill, it then moves forward for the consideration of the whole body.

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