How a Bill Becomes a Law

Jada's class finds lead in the school water fountains and wants a law. Students follow that idea through the House, the Senate, and the President's desk, see how committees, floor votes, filibusters, and vetoes work, trace the real Juneteenth law, and learn how to contact their own members of Congress.

What's inside

• An idea becomes a bill
• The path of a bill (put it in order)
• In committee (scenario and sorting)
• Votes on the floor: House vs. Senate
• The President's desk: sign, veto, override
• A real law, and your voice
• Check your understanding (12-question graded quiz, 75% to pass, 3 attempts)
• Going further (two short videos)

Good to know

• The last lesson has two YouTube videos, so that lesson needs internet access. Everything else works offline.
• Students who score below 75% are pointed back to the lesson on the path of a bill before retrying.

Grades: Grades 7–9. Subjects: Civics, social studies, government. Time: About 40–50 minutes.

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