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ERIC Number: EJ369565
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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New Laws: A Role Playing Activity in which Students Simulate the Legislative Process.
Olds, Sue
Social Studies Review, v27 n1 p47-52 Fall 1987
Presents a six-day lesson in which two different classes role play the U.S. House and U.S. Senate to simulate the bicameral nature of the U.S. government. Students use actual federal or state legislation or write their own bills, and then work through the process of passing them into law or rejecting them. (GEA)
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Legislators, Lesson Plans, Role Playing, Secondary Education, Simulation, Social Studies, Teaching Methods, United States Government (Course)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Learner; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Congress; Congressional Bills