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OUR CLASSROOM LEGISLATURE PASSED A BILL May 2010 |
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Students came up with ideas for possible bills that our classroom legislature could turn into a bill. The House of Representatives wrote a "no homework for the rest of the year" bill that also included payment for not completing homework. The Senate wrote a similar bill but theirs included no homework, payment of $100 for not doing the homework and no grammar fines! The Senate's bill was the bill that was passed on to Governor Renz. She considered it carefully, then explained that she had to veto the bill because she thought students should not be denied the right to gain additional knowledge by not completing homework. She felt the bill denied them an education. See the Class Bill That Was Vetoed & then Overridden The Legislators then got back into action. They knew that if 2/3 of the members voted for the bill that they could override the Governor's veto. The President of the Senate again polled the Senators and Representatives. The vote was unanimous so the bill became a classroom law effective immediately! The classroom legislators really understand the power of the people now! |
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In Oregon, we have 60 members in the House of Representatives. In our class of 29 students, we had 20 members of the House. |
In Oregon, we have 30 members in the House of Representatives. In our class of 30 students, we had 10 members of the Senate. |
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The Speaker of the House of Representatives
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The President of the Senate
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Mrs. Renz was the Governor. |
