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Edu 511-Becoming a law WEbQuest

Edu 511-Becoming a law WEbQuest. Victoria LiPuma. Introduction.

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Edu 511-Becoming a law WEbQuest

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  1. Edu 511-Becoming a law WEbQuest • Victoria LiPuma

  2. Introduction The three branches of the United States government are the Judicial branch which is made up of the Supreme Court, the Legislative branch which consists of Congress (House of Representatives and Senate), and the Executive Branch which is run by the President. These branches work together to ensure that the government is running as efficiently as possible.

  3. Task You will act as a bill attempting to become a law by moving through the three branches, but where do you start? The WebQuest will take you through the branches of U.S. Government and help you learn about who makes our laws, who carries them out, and who approves them. Your goal is to answer the questions associated with the webpages and at the end of the WebQuest everyone will write an essay detailing their process through the government, the potential issues they (as a law) face in each stage, and decide what branch you believe does the most work in the process and why. For the last portion of the essay you must back up your decision with information from the sites you explored. Have fun on your journey through the US government!

  4. Legislative process • Go to: http://congress.org/advocacy-101/the-legislative-process/ • Who can write a law? What are the four types of legislations?

  5. Legislative process • Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHqx3-mfHAY#t=51 • Seth Rogen is attempting to convince the committee to consider his bill which is called a “hearing.” After these bills are passed out of committees they are moved to the floor for consideration. • Go to: https://www.congress.gov/legislative-process/house-floor • Answer: What does it take for the House of Reps to pass a bill?

  6. Legislative process • Go to: http://www.house.gov/content/learn/legislative_process/ • What is the process of a bill moving through Congress?

  7. Executive Process • Congrats! You were passed by Congress now you are being sent to the President’s desk...Go to: http://ourcourts.law.asu.edu/legisvid/legis6.html • What happens if the President does not like the bill? • What does Congress do if the President sends the bill back?

  8. Judicial Process • The President signed you and now the Supreme Court checks to ensure that you are not breaking any Federal Laws. Read: http://www.mcwdn.org/GOVERNMENT/SupremeCourt.html • Who selects the Supreme Court judges?

  9. School house rock • Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Otbml6WIQPo • This is a recap of how a bill becomes a law. Now that you are a law write an essay describing the process of becoming a law and select the branch you believe does the most work during the process.

  10. Conclusion Congrats on making your way through the three U.S. branches of government! Since your journey is at an end take a couple of minutes and reflect on the process it took for a bill to become a law. Is the process what you expected or is it different? How long do you think it takes? Would you want to be apart of this process? The three branches work together to form a government where the peoples voices are heard.

  11. Evaluation • Students will be evaluated on a 1 (the lowest) to 5 (the highest) scale for their short answers throughout the WebQuest. They are expected to answer the questions in full sentences and address all aspects of the question. Addition relevant information will result in a higher score. • The essay will be scored out of 50 with 10 points for the explanation of each of the three branches. The other 20 points are allocated for the question “what branch do you believe does the most work in the bill to a law process and why?” The highest amount of points will be given to those who thoroughly explain their decision and support their argument with information from the webpages.

  12. teacher page • Throughout the PowerPoint I put the webpages and the questions associated with each website. I would read the first two slides to the students and explain the assignment in detail. As they are going through the WebQuest I would facilitate analysis of what the students are reading. • When watching the Seth Rogen video I would explain that this is an example of someone who is passionate about a cause and decided to propose it as a bill to Congress. His dedication shows the spirit of the American people and their right to have a say in their government. • When addressing the veto powers I would give examples of famous presidential veto’s.

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