How a Bill Becomes a Law

How a Bill Becomes a Law, Lesson 6 in my unit "Our Living Constitution." Because students often have difficulty reading flowcharts and interpreting the information on them, this 10-page lesson is designed to help students in 6th through 12 grades follow the process of how a bill becomes a law and then answer questions by referring to the flowchart. It includes a detailed lesson plan with objectives and learning targets that are aligned with the Common Core Standards.

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• Into Lessons: Creating Schema

--Lesson 1: Overview of the Constitution of the United States of America

--Lesson 2: Origins of the Constitution and Essential Terms

--Lesson 3: The Seven Principles of the Constitution

• Through Lessons: Learning the Content

--Lesson 4: The Preamble: The Goals of the Constitution

--Lesson 5: The Three Branches of  Government: Articles 1, 2, and 3

--Lesson 6: How a Bill Becomes a Law

--Lesson 7: Federalism, Separation of Powers, and Checks and Balances

--Lesson 8: Articles 4, 5, 6, and 7 of the United States Constitution

--Lesson 9: The Bill of Rights Unit (and a Little About Amendments 11-27)

Extras (from the Unit: Every Four Years… The Presidential Election)

--Lesson 10: What Are Your Political Viewpoints?

--Lesson 11: Major and Minor Political Parties

--Lesson 12: A Brief History of Who Can Vote in the United States

--Lesson 13: The Nuts and Bolts of the United States Presidential Election

Beyond Lessons: Summative Assessments

• --The Consitution is a Living Document

• --The Bill of Rights Explained Project: A Project to Assess Knowledge and Understanding 

The lessons can be used independently as a supplement to what you already teach or as a whole. Every lesson includes the following: an Introduction or Purpose of the Lesson, Objectives, Learning Targets, Standards (California Common Core Standards), detailed Directions, and when applicable, charts, readings, questions, and answer keys. Some lessons include summative assessments and rubrics. Opportunities for students to reflect on what they know are built into this unit and those can be used as formative and/or summative assessments.