Congress at Work: The Legislative Process

Students will analyze documents created by Congress to identify steps in the legislative process.

http://www.archives.gov/legislative/resources/education/process/
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Standards

Common Core, National Standards for Civics and Government, NCSS, C3

Grades

7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Subjects

Legislative Branch/Congress

Resource Types

Modules (Teaching Unit), Lesson Plans, Primary Sources

Teaching Strategies

Small Group, Small Group Discussion, Small Group Deliberation, Primary Source, Whole Class Discussion

Civic Days

Constitution Day

Duration

60 minutes

Constitution Articles

Article I

Tags

federal government, legislative process