Let’s Make It A State Law
The General Assembly (Role-Playing)
In a mirror program to Let’s Make It A Law, this hands-on program allows your class to become the state general assembly and take on an issue at a state level. Who are the key players? What are the differences between a state representative and a state senator? Your students will learn the process by which a state law is made. They will learn the key players at the state level. Finally, your students will learn the difference which would make an issue a matter of the state government rather than the federal government.
Your Students Will Learn:
- The role of the General Assembly in state government
- The path of a bill through the General Assembly
- Amending bills
- The houses of the General Assembly
- The role of committees
- The role of the Speaker of the House
- The role of the Governor and Lt. Governor in the law-making process
- The role of the public in the law-making process
Indiana State Standards For Social Studies:
4.2.3, 4.2.4, 4.2.5, 4.2.6, 4.2.7