The Dynamic Legislative Process
Directions: use the website http://congress.indiana.edu/e-learning-module-the-dynamic-legislative-process
and click on the section titled The Dynamic Legislative Process. Watch/listen first to the introduction by Lee
Hamilton and then follow each of the chapters in order, answering the questions as you go
1.) What responsibilities did the framers give Congress in the Constitution?
2.) What Percent of bills introduced typically become law?
3.) Who is allowed to introduce a bill?
4.) Where is most of the work done on bills?
5.) Who has a bigger role in the legislative process the House or Senate?
5.) Explain the Process a bill must go through to become a law.
6.) Overall having read the opinions do you think Congress works to slow? Explain.
7.) Overall having read the opinions do you think debate/arguing in Congress is a good thing or a bad thing?
Explain.
8.) Overall having read the opinions do you compromise in Congress is a good thing or a bad thing? Explain.
9.) Do you think special interest groups are helpful or hurtful to the legislative process. Explain.
10.) Explain how the dynamic legislative process is different from the textbook legislative process. Do you
believe that this dynamic process is a good thing or a bad thing for the country.