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Learning Objectives
- Simulate the lawmaking process of the U.S. Congress
- Balance competing interests to create a law when given a national issue
- Make connections between a law's text and the values it represents
- Explore the relationship between a legislator and a diverse constituency
Overview
Welcome to Congress, are your students ready to explore the legislative process as they craft a bill?
Students will select a district to represent in the House of Representatives and get to know their constituents by reviewing letters and digging into survey data.
When they select an issue that's important to the people who live in their district, it is time for them to jump into the law-making process! Students will take their issue to the House and start crafting their bill.
Can they make the compromises necessary to get the bill passed by the House and Senate and make a law, all while balancing their constituents' needs?
Teacher Tips
The LawCraft Extension Pack includes activities and a mini quiz that give the game context and reinforce and assess its concepts. Extension Packs include a downloadable teacher lesson plan, assignable student handout, and instructive Google Slides. Google Slides can be used on projectors or interactive whiteboards.
Multilingual and English learners (ELs/MLs) and Spanish-speaking students: This game offers a decision-support tool, an English voiceover, a contextualized glossary, and a Spanish-language version.
Our games integrate seamlessly into your curriculum and classroom! Learn more about how to teach with games.
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Made with support from the Leonore Annenberg Institute for Civics of the Annenberg Public Policy Center
