World & Citizenship · Governance
Most people can name the three branches. Far fewer can say how an idea becomes a law, why most bills die quietly, how a president is really elected, or who to call about the pothole on their street. Learn it here by doing it.
Every Bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall, before it become a Law, be presented to the President of the United States; If he approve he shall sign it, but if not he shall return it, with his Objections to that House in which it shall have originated, who shall enter the Objections at large on their Journal, and proceed to reconsider it.The U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 7
Part One · Eight stages
You are carrying a made-up bill, the Rural Library Broadband Act, from an idea to the law of the land. At every stage, answer the rule that governs it. Each right answer lights a rung; each miss shows you the rule, and the bill climbs on so you can see the whole road.
Rules drawn from Article I, Section 7 of the Constitution and from How Our Laws Are Made, published by Congress at congress.gov.
Part Two · Six questions
Americans do not elect a president directly. They choose electors, state by state, and the electors choose the president. Here is how the count really works.
Sources: the 12th and 23rd Amendments, and the National Archives Electoral College guide at archives.gov/electoral-college.
Part Three · Nine everyday problems
Most of the government you touch is local. Knowing which level handles a problem is the difference between getting it fixed and getting passed around. For each one, choose local, state or federal.
Who does what varies by state and city. When in doubt, call your city hall or county clerk; they will tell you who handles it.
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