Government in Action: A Simulation.

Y

3

Teachers; Practitioners

Class Activities; Constitutional History; Curriculum Design; Decision Making; Learning Strategies; Role Playing; Secondary Education; Simulation; Teacher Developed Materials; Teaching Methods; United States Government (Course)

0037-7724

Describes a two or three-class period length secondary simulation exercise designed to teach about federalism and the system of checks and balances. Provides a list of the roles to assigned to or picked by students. Includes models of two bills to be submitted to Congress during the simulation. (CFR)

1994

EJ469679