2025 civics test · Question 43 · System of Government
Who signs bills to become laws?
Official answer
- The President (of the United States)
What this means
The President signs bills to make them laws.
A bill starts in Congress. Once both the House and the Senate pass it, the bill goes to the president. If the president signs it, it becomes law. If the president does nothing for ten days while Congress is in session, it usually becomes law anyway.
The opposite action is a veto, when the president refuses to sign and sends the bill back. That is the subject of a companion question.
Both tests ask this the same way. Answer: the President.
Why this is on the test
This question shows the final step of how a bill becomes a law, and it appears on both tests.
How this question is asked
On the 2025 civics test, the officer asks up to 20 of the 128 questions out loud and you pass by answering 12 correctly. You answer in your own words. There is no multiple choice and nothing to write down for the civics portion.
This question also appears on the 2008 civics test , as question 33.
Related questions
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- 16 Name the three branches of government.
- 17 The President of the United States is in charge of which branch of government?
- 18 What part of the federal government writes laws?
- 19 What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?
- 20 Name one power of the U.S. Congress.
- 21 How many U.S. senators are there?