Legislative Branch; How a Bill Becomes a Law (create your own 'School Bill')
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*This resource is digital resource to be used in conjunction with Google Drive.
This resource is 100% editable. The lesson is on Google Slides.
Lesson 1: Legislative Branch Lawmakers
In this very engaging lesson, students will analyze both the Senate and the House of Representatives and how they work together to create laws for our country.
Activities included:
- background reading
- video breakdown of Congress
- SchoolHouse Rock video with drag & drop activity
- Create your own 'school bill'
Lesson 2: Legislative Branch; How a Bill Becomes a Law
In this interactive lesson, each student will have a different experience! You will need a dice for each student or provide a link to an online dice roller (one is provided). They will roll dice to see if their bill will survive Congress. Their dice rolls with also reveal the following:
- Their background
- Their idea
- How they expressed their idea
- Where the bill was introduced
- How long their bill was debated for
- Why it took so long to pass their bill
... and much more!
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