Create a New Law Template
Steps:
1. Choose an Idea
Name the idea for a new law or policy you selected from the spinning wheel:
Providing free transportation to all retired senior citizens.
2. Explain Your Idea—Explain why you think this idea would make a good law.
Summarize the discussion you had with a trusted adult about your idea.
Complete the statements below to finish this step.
This idea would make a good law or policy because, this will provide a way for
senior citizens to get home safely. I spoke with my representative Fatima about
this idea. He or she said that this can be a new way for senior citizens to get
around safely. People who would benefit from the idea include senior citizens
because they might be out of money. People who may not support the idea
include Devin Sena because he believes that young citizens can fake to be and
older citizen and get a free ride. A change I could make to gain more support
would be to advertise this idea on social media to get public’s perception on it.
3. Explain or Illustrate the Process—Explain or make a chart to show the
steps your idea would have to go through to become a law at the federal and
state levels of government. This chart has a couple steps filled in for you to
help you begin. Take care to note what they say!
Research how your local government works. Briefly explain the process to pass a
law (usually called an ordinance or code) in your city or county.
To introduce the idea in my city or county, first I would
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The steps to pass the new ordinance or code in my city or county would include
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