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Learning Target: I can apply my understanding of key
concepts in a simulation.
1. Write the date and LT on the RIGHT
hand side of your Interactive Notebook.
Complete the Entry Task Below .
Agenda:
Entry Task:
Complete the Reading Quiz.
Election of Speaker
of the House and
others
Entry Task
HW:
374-378
Congress is
Coming!Party/State
Assignments
Key Concepts:
House Rules Committee
Speaker of the House
Majority and minority leaders
Party Whips
filibuster
Reading Quiz- Discuss!
Raise your hands with questions.
1. The four ways interest groups can influence policy are:
2. If you were to write an amicus curiae brief to the
Washington State Supreme Court concerning a case that
would abolish public education, what would you say?
3. A class action lawsuit ________.
a. Deals with the elitism of interest groups
b. Addresses class disparities in American culture.
c. Allows a few people to sue on the behalf of many.
d. Always happens quickly.
Political Party
1. Find your party. Sit with them on the designated
side of the room.
2. Choose a state to represent and proudly display your
3x5 on your desk.
Elect Speaker of the House, Majority
Leader, Minority Leader, and Party Whips
1. Stand and find a new partner in your party. Someone
you have not shared your bill with yet. Share the
name of the state you are from and the topic of your
bill. This may be a representative from the same
state.
2. Define the role/duties of Speaker of the House with
your partner. Come up with a 1-2 sentence
explanation of the role/duties and put in your KEY
CONCEPTS. Be ready to share.
▪ Speaker of the HouseSorry, because we are simulating the House of
Representatives, there can be no filibuster, which is an act
unique to the Senate.
4. Define the role/duties of Majority Leader (careful,
there are small differences between the House and
Senate), Minority Leader, and Party Whips with your
partner. Come up with a 1-2 sentence explanation of
the role/duties for each of the 3 positions. Be ready
to share.
▪ Minority Leader▪ Republican Party Whip▪ Democratic Party Whip-
Confusingness!
House of RepresentativesSpeaker of the House = Majority Leader
Minority Leader
Party Whips
SenateVice President
Majority Leader
Minority Leader
Party Whips
Why isn’t the VP also
the Majority Leader in
the Senate?
The best birthday present?
Local Election Day February 9th if you live in the White River
School District.
Visit the following link to register.
Also on thegovhive.
Must be 30 days prior to the election.
http://www.co.pierce.wa.us/elections
Ballots and voting pamphlets will be mailed January 21 and
22.