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Makers of the Law, The Legislative Branch Lesson PlanMakers of the Law, The Legislative Branch Lesson Plan
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Makers of the Law, The Legislative Branch

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Students, in teams, research the legislative branch and complete a "Legislative Information List." Teams research different parts of the list and jigsaw teach the other groups about each part. One group researches names of state officials.

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the legislative branch, the three branches of government, counties, laws

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county, Government, law, legislative branch, state, social studies

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