Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Lesson 73 and 74: Thursday and Friday, February 24th and 25th

Today's objective:
By the end of Friday's lesson, students will demonstrate their understanding of the process that proposed legislation goes through in the mark-up phase, how Senators function in committee, and the importance of bipartisan cooperation in lawmaking.

Agenda:

Thursday:
1) Meet in parties to reinforce platforms
2) Time to go through bills with state partner and discuss state needs and concerns
3) Begin Mark-up committee simulation

Friday:
More time in mark-up committees

HW: None.