In 2019, a law was introduced in Congress called the Threat Assessment, Prevention, and Safety Act, which would develop a behavioral threat assessment test that could be adopted and used by local law enforcement officers across the United States to cut down on violent gun crimes. Suppose the legislation is widely supported by members of Congress. What stage must this legislation pass through in order to assume the authority of law?

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The legitimation stage is the correct answer because it is the phase in the legislative process where a bill, having been drafted, debated, and passed by both houses of Congress, receives formal approval or sanction to become law. This often involves the final vote in the legislative body and, in the United States, the signature of the President.

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