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Docsteach: The Legislative Process: Congress at Work Lesson PlanDocsteach: The Legislative Process: Congress at Work Lesson Plan
Publisher
US National Archives
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9th - 10th
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Social Studies & History
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Docsteach: The Legislative Process: Congress at Work

Curated by ACT

Young scholars will analyze historical records of the House and Senate to understand the sequence of steps in the legislative process. The students will work collaboratively to study documents and identify the step in the process that each illustrates. Discussion questions will engage young scholars in reflecting on how the process of legislation enables Congress to fulfill its constitutional role of representing the American people.

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Concepts

historical research, primary sources, congress

Additional Tags

docsteach, how a bill becomes law, legislative process, making laws, process of legislation, role of congress, steps in legislative process, work of congress, documents, how congress makes laws

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

Common Core

RH.6-8.1 RH.6-8.3 RH.6-8.4 RH.11-12.1 RH.11-12.4 RH.11-12.5 RH.11-12.6 RH.11-12.8

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