Today’s Vote: Mandatory Minimum Sentences

In this lesson students take on the role of United States Senators to create, discuss, debate, and vote on legislation related to mandatory minimum sentences.

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Resource provided by Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate

Grades

6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Subjects

Judicial Branch/Supreme Court, Legislative Branch/Congress, Federal Government

Issues

Discrimination

Resource Types

Lesson Plans, Primary Sources, Simulation

Teaching Strategies

Individual Work, Debate, Simulation/Role-play, Primary Source, Whole Class, Small Group