• Know the name of your Senator
• Know the name of person in House of Representatives
• Type of bill you want to introduce (private or public)
• Get a sponsor from Congress
• Where bills are placed when introduced
• What happens in the committee
• The bill being reported
• What happens when the House of Representatives considers a bill (know correct order)
• What happens when the Senate considers a bill (know term used when bill is passed and term used when sent to Pres. for signature)
• Terms used when voting for, against, or not voting for a bill
• President's action toward bill (no action, pocket veto, veto, or signed)