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Representation: Majority Rule

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Students explore government. In this decision making lesson, students discover the importance of majority rule in the passing of bills. They all participate in a class debate and practice the different forms of decision making. This lesson includes vocabulary and resource links for extra information.

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autocracy, Government, majority rule, parliamentary, social studies
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Grade
7th - 10th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Resource Type
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For Teacher Use
Duration
1 hr
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