Overview of lesson Review How bill becomes a law House of Commons Activity Ticket out the door

I’m just a bill Did the American version of passing a

bill seem much different than the Canadian?

USA and Canada differencesCanada USA

Type of Government Constitutional monarchy

Republic

Head of Government Prime Minister President

Head of State Governor General President

Elected Citizen Representatives

House of Commons (308), rep by pop

House of Representatives (434), rep by pop

Senate 105 based on representation by region

100, 2 from each state

Last Lesson Maps! Students liked ‘em

What is a bill?

How does it become a law?

How a bill becomes a lawSS11 Activity

How a Bill becomes a Law

1. Idea

5. 3rd reading 6. Senate (3 readings)

7. Governor General Signs bill, becomes a

law

4. Committee

3. 2nd reading with debate2. 1st reading

House of Commons Activity! Will you will pass or kill a bill!

House of Commons Activity! You will act as a miniature version of the

house of commons when they pass a bill.

House of Commons Activity! Step 1: get into groups Step 2: assign roles Step 3: 1st reading Step 4: 2nd reading Step 5: committees Step 6: 3rd reading, to class Step 7: Senate Step 8: Governor General signature

House of Commons Activity!Step 1:Get into groups of 6

Group must split into 2 parties, the ruling party and the opposition. Sit at opposite tables.

Determine who will be in which group.

Your table

House of Commons Activity! Step 2: Assign roles Idea generator Checker Recorder Encourager Taskmaster/gatekeeper (speaker of the

house) Presenter

Role 1 a. Idea Generator- done by whole

group- generates ideas, links or adds to others ideas

Attributes?

Role 2 b. Checker-confirms everyone

agrees and understands as we move through the process

Role 3 c. Recorder- records information

and questions, procures, distributes, and returns supplies

Attributes?

Role 4 d. Encourager- invites those who

aren’t sharing to share and encourages good ideas

Attributes?

Role 5 E. Taskmaster/gate keeper- ensures group

is on task and everyone has an opportunity to contribute, notices time frames

Also acts as the speaker of the house during the activity

Attributes?

Role 6f. Presenter- responsible for presenting material or organizing the presentation of material, ensures they have a good understanding of the material and gives an accurate reflection of the group’s work and ideas

Attributes?

The Recorder must write down who is doing which job… Idea generator… Checker… Recorder… Encourager… Taskmaster/gatekeeper… Presenter…

1st reading Bill is presented to the house of commons.

No discussion/debate between parties.

Members take bill “home” to study details.

Parties write a list of changes they would like to make to the bill.

1st readingThe Bill:A member of the house has presented a bill to the house of commons.

The bill wants to make marijuana legal. Under this bill it will now be legal for anyone to smoke, grow, sell, and possess marijuana.

2nd reading Speaker of the house (taskmaster)

moderates a debate between opposing parties.

Parties explain what they would like to change in the bill and why.

There is no winner to this debate, parties are just sharing their ideas and concerns.

2nd reading Debate Rules:1. One person speaking at a time (45sec,

checker watches the clock)2. Speaking alternates between parties

(turns)3. All dialogue goes through Speaker of the

House4. No name calling or putdowns 5. Debate is over after 20 minutes

Committee You are now in a working committee

You will address issues raised in the debate

You will listen to pubic input (handouts)

You will make changes to the bill and re-write it for the House of Commons.

3rd Reading Committee reads the newly revised bill

to the House of Commons (presenter).

Senate Bill goes to senate for 3 more readings

If senate does not like the bill they can kill it or send it back to the House of Commons to be rewritten.

If the Senate approves of the bill, they send it to the Governor General to be signed.

Governor General Grants bill royal assent, the bill is now a

law!

Ticket out the door… For MARKS!1. What did someone in your group do that made

working with them enjoyable? Why?

2. What type of behavior makes group work difficult?

3. What role did you play within your group? What kind of actions did you do that helped you complete this role?

4. If you were a real Member of Parliament, what bill would you introduce and why?