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Utah's Legislative Branch: How a Bill Becomes a Law Lesson PlanUtah's Legislative Branch: How a Bill Becomes a Law Lesson Plan
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Utah's Legislative Branch: How a Bill Becomes a Law

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Seventh graders explain the steps by which a bill becomes a law. They research how a bill becomes a law within the three branches of Utah's government and synthesize their research and discussion in a classroom representation of government.

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bills, laws

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Grade
7th
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Social Studies & History
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Year
2002
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