How an Idea Becomes a Law

Learners explore how a bill becomes a law and the actions the President may take. They create a poster illustrating the steps.

Through reading materials, worksheets, and a primary source activity, this resource provides an overview of the structure and powers of the legislative branch of government in the United States. Readings review how a bill becomes a law,...

Students define terminology, name elected officials, and distinguish between the two chambers of Congress.  In this investigative lesson students create a diagram of the process that is followed when a bill becomes a law. 

Students discover how a bill becomes a law. In this Legislative Branch instructional activity, students simulate a bill making its way through the House and the Senate. Students author their own bills in this simulation.

Students visualize the step-by-step process of how an idea becomes a law and how involved the process is.

Students examine the legislative process at the federal and state levels. In this legislative branch lesson, students watch a video regarding the journey of a bill to become a law. Students discuss the process and use the provided rubric...

Students engage in the democratic process and to learn how a bill become a law. Then they write a bill they would like as law in their classroom. Students also form committees that will review the list of bills to determine if they are...

What has copyright law have to do with the Dracula, the most famous vampire in history? Check out the twisted tale of how a fight over the royalty rights to Bram Stoker's novel gave immortality to the blood sucker.

Students identify steps by which a bill becomes federal law in the United States, explain roles and objectives of a congressional lobbyist, and identify at least three problematic issues affecting America today.

High schoolers explore the steps a bill must pass through to become a law and create a flow chart that maps the complexities of the process. They research the committees that are involved in a bill that relates to energy policy and the...