Civics_Ch4_How-a-bill-becomes-a-law

=**How a Bill Becomes a Law Web Quest**=


 * Task:** You are a concerned citizen and have an idea for a bill in the United States. Your goal is for that bill to become a law.


 * Process:** You are a __lobbyist__ for an __interest group__ that deals with students. What does this mean? Well, an interest group is a group of citizens with a common goal that works to get certain laws passed. For example, there are interest groups that are against abortion that pass for anti-abortion laws. There are interest groups that favor automobile and driver safety that urge Congress to pass stricter laws for drivers. A lobbyist is a person who is hired by the interest group to be the spokesperson for that group. A lobbyist is good at explaining things and good at getting people to go along with what the lobbyist wants.

So, how do you fit into this whole thing? Well, the interest group **H**appy **I**ntelligent **L**and (of the free) **L**earners (HILL) believes Civics should be taught by Mr. Hill to ALL Americans in order to make all Americans better citizens! You have been hired by HILL to be the lobbyist to get this idea to become a law. So...go get 'em.

You're off to the Capitol building in D.C. Follow the steps of the web quest to complete.


 * Steps:** The first step is to get this __idea officially proposed in the Congress__. Click on the position below that you will need to go to in order to get this idea proposed. In other words, which position below do you as the lobbyist need to go to in order to get your idea officially proposed to become a law?
 * President of the United States
 * Vice President of the United States
 * Representative in the House of Representatives
 * Senator
 * Supreme Court Chief Justice
 * Any Supreme Court judge
 * Secretary of States
 * Secretary of Defense