The Different People Involved in the Lawmaking Process
Unit 2 Portfolio: The Legislative Branch
Introduction
As you have studied, lawmaking can be a long and difficult process. There are many different participants in the process. Even when a bill successfully goes through the committees, the
House, and the Senate, there is still a chance that the president may veto it. Also, as a bill passes through different committees and the Congress holds debates, there is a chance that amendments may be added to the bill. The final bill that reaches the president will most likely have been revised many times. Public pressure, lobbyist influence, party conflicts, and time constraints are all possible roadblocks to the passing of a bill into a law.
Task
In this assignment, you will design a presentation to show who’s who in the lawmaking process.
The guide will show how different people influence the process. The citizen’s guide can be a diagram, chart, or multimedia presentation. Your design should be clear and easy to understand and follow all of the procedures listed below.
1. Choose five people from the list below. Your list should represent different roles in the legislative process. representative Unit 2, Lesson 2
Speaker of the House
Unit 2, Lesson 2
House minority whip
Unit 2, Lesson 2
House majority leader
Unit 2, Lesson 2
vice president
Unit 2, Lesson 3
senator
Unit 2, Lesson 3
president
Unit 2, Lesson 8
citizen
Unit 2, Lesson 11
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Unit 2, Lesson 11
lobbyist
For each person you selected:
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Conduct research to identify the man or woman currently serving in the role. Refer to the
Research Paper and Essays: Formatting and Citing Sources document to correctly cite the the sources of all text and images used in your project.
You may wish to use the following resources as you research:
United States Government: Democracy in Action
Grolier Online®
The Center on Congress at Indiana University
Introduction
As you have studied, lawmaking can be a long and difficult process. There are many different participants in the process. Even when a bill successfully goes through the committees, the
House, and the Senate, there is still a chance that the president may veto it. Also, as a bill passes through different committees and the Congress holds debates, there is a chance that amendments may be added to the bill. The final bill that reaches the president will most likely have been revised many times. Public pressure, lobbyist influence, party conflicts, and time constraints are all possible roadblocks to the passing of a bill into a law.
Task
In this assignment, you will design a presentation to show who’s who in the lawmaking process.
The guide will show how different people influence the process. The citizen’s guide can be a diagram, chart, or multimedia presentation. Your design should be clear and easy to understand and follow all of the procedures listed below.
1. Choose five people from the list below. Your list should represent different roles in the legislative process. representative Unit 2, Lesson 2
Speaker of the House
Unit 2, Lesson 2
House minority whip
Unit 2, Lesson 2
House majority leader
Unit 2, Lesson 2
vice president
Unit 2, Lesson 3
senator
Unit 2, Lesson 3
president
Unit 2, Lesson 8
citizen
Unit 2, Lesson 11
© 2011 Connections Education LLC. All rights reserved.
Unit 2, Lesson 11
lobbyist
For each person you selected:
•
Conduct research to identify the man or woman currently serving in the role. Refer to the
Research Paper and Essays: Formatting and Citing Sources document to correctly cite the the sources of all text and images used in your project.
You may wish to use the following resources as you research:
United States Government: Democracy in Action
Grolier Online®
The Center on Congress at Indiana University