Assess students' understanding of the national legislative process by requiring them to identify and sequence the main steps a bill takes to become law (idea, drafting, committee review, floor debate, votes in both chambers, conference/reconciliation, executive action, veto/override), explain the roles of legislators, committees, and the executive, and analyze common points where a bill can be amended or stopped; includes multiple-choice, sequencing, and short-answer items suitable for grades 6–8.