Students research a foundation in their community and how it helps its citizens. They form a youth advisory committee and make recommendations to the mock boards of directors. They practice using parliamentary procedure to complete their...

Students investigate the details of the October 27, 1999 assassinations in Armenia's Parliament - by developing a series of questions related to the causes of the attack, the effects on national and international scales.

Tenth graders explain the expectations and evaluation criteria of this simulation of the committee process. They draft a bill / law to address an identified current problem or issue.

Young scholars explore the parts of Canada's federal system of government. They construct a concept web using the terms related to government and the institutions of Canada. They make lists that relate to Canadian and American government.

In order to create a classroom full of active participants, students need to feel that they are part of the decision-making process. Using this 15 question activity, learners can explore the importance of developing leadership skills.

Students debate the main roles of the House of Lords and argue whether or not it is necessary. Teams debate the pros and cons of the House of Lords then take a class vote on which side argues it case most persuasively. Using the...

This resource lists the basic principles of holding a meeting and using the Parliamentary Procedure.

A filibuster is a simple parliamentary procedure used in the Senate to prevent a measure from being brought to a vote usually when one or more senators attempt to delay or block a vote on a bill by extending debate on the measure.

This site focuses on the study of parliamentary law and provides the full text of Robert's Rules of Order Revised (published 1915), completely indexed and keyword searchable.