Today’s Vote in the Classroom

Today’s Vote in the Classroom provides two-day lessons that ask students to take on the role of U.S. Senators, debate issues, and cast their votes on real bills that have been introduced to Congress. Today’s Vote in the Classroom is made up of four key parts. Sequenced instructions, a full lesson-plan download, editable worksheets, and classroom presentations will guide you and your students through the program.

https://todaysvote.org/#overview
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Resource provided by Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate

Grades

7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Subjects

Legislative Branch/Congress

Issues

National Security, Economy, Guns, Environment

Resource Types

Modules (Teaching Unit), Interactives, Simulation

Teaching Strategies

Analysis, Current Event, Whole Class, Simulation/Role-play

Tags

Senate, voting rights, Congress, legislation, minimum wage, DACA, guns, senators, Dream Act, cybersecurity, Confederate monuments, climate change, food labeling, prescription drugs, intellectual property, commercial drones, mandatory minimum sentences