Name: ___________________________
U.S. Government
Date: ___________________________
Period: ____________________
How a Bill Becomes a Law!
Use your knowledge that you have gained from today’s lesson and
create your own bill in hopes that it becomes a law. Work in Groups!
1. What is the idea that you will be proposing as your bill?
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2. What is the rationale for your bill becoming a law?
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3. What type of information will others use to debate against your bill?
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4. How would your group go about to seek votes from your fellow classmates to pass
your bill in the House and then move it to the Senate? Would you make secret deals?
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5. What action would you take if the president vetoed your bill?
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6. Do you realistically think that your bill would pass and make it to the president to sign
into law and allow your bill to take effect?
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