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<h3>Choose Your Adventure: Lawmaking!</h3>
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A <a href=https://modschool.org/ target=_new>ModSchool</a> Game
<small><i>proof of concept - educational purposes only</small></i>
<font color="white">
Click below to select your state:
(dropdown: bind $state, "Delaware", "New Jersey", "Pennsylvania", "Other states will be in the full version")</font>
(link-goto: "Click here to start the game!", "Start the game!")
(if: $inv contains "committ") + (if: $inv contains "vote1") + (if: $inv contains "vote2") + (if: $inv contains "senate")[(set: $inv to $inv + (a: "senate2"))
"I'm confused about this part," you say to your colleague in the Senate.
<img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9d/A_Chic_Cartoon_Businesswoman.svg" width="167" height="388" width="167" height="388">
"The Senate version of the $bill bill passed yesterday!" your colleague tells you. After we set up a <b>Conference Committee</b> to make the House and Senate versions of the $bill bills match, then the new version of the bill, called a <b>Conference Report</b> has to get passed again by both the House and Senate."
"Since we had the votes last time, the bill will pass again. Then its time to (link-goto: "send the bill", "Send the bill to the President for their signature.") to the President for their signature."
]
(else-if: $inv contains "committ") + (else-if: $inv contains "vote1") + (else-if: $inv contains "vote2")[The President can't sign a bill into law unless it has been approved by both Houses of Congress. You should have taken the opportunity to work with with your colleague on a Senate version of the $bill bill.
<ul>
<li>(link-goto: "Try again", "title")</li>
<li>(link-goto: "Restart: enter your state, district, and law-making issue", "intro")</li></ul>
]
(else:)[<img src="https://images.rawpixel.com/image_800/cHJpdmF0ZS9sci9pbWFnZXMvd2Vic2l0ZS8yMDIzLTA0L2pvYjk2Ny0xNzdhLXYuanBn.jpg" width="258" height="185">
"You need to learn the proper procedures of government!" your fellow lawmakers say before dismissing you.
Your quest to improve $bill has been unsuccesfull.
<ul>
<li>(link-goto: "Try again", "title")</li>
<li>(link-goto: "Restart: enter your state, district, and law-making issue", "intro")</li></ul>
](if: $inv contains "committ") + (if: $inv contains "vote1") + (if: $inv contains "vote2") + (if: $inv contains "senate") + (if: $inv contains "senate2")[
(set: $inv to $inv + (a: "prez"))
<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/3305/3637428399_3843f3791c_b.jpg" width="400" height="265">
You will never forget this moment, as the President says, "I am pleased to sign this $bill bill into law. This law will help the American people and would not exist without the hard work of the Representative from the $district of $state."
<b>Congratulations!</b>
<img src=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cf/A_Poised_Cartoon_Businesswoman.svg width="119" height="264">
Follow up: Learn about a bill that has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. Show what you've learned in a format that makes the most sense to you and your teacher (written, audio, video, etc). Make sure you explain how the bill became a law (if applicable) and its impact on society.
<a href="https://www.govtrack.us/" target=_new>Here's</a> a great place to start!
<ul><li>(link-goto: "Begin the whole simulation again", "intro")</li></ul>
]
(else:)["You need to learn the proper procedures of the US government!" your colleagues say before dismissing you.
Your quest to improve $bill has been unsuccesfull.
<ul>
<li>(link-goto: "Try again", "title")</li>
<li>(link-goto: "Restart: enter your state, district, and law-making issue", "intro")</li></ul>
](if: $inv contains "committ")[
(set: $inv to $inv + (a: "vote1"))
This is the correct step after you've introduced the bill!
Before the vote, you convince the other committee members of the value of your $bill bill. You also have to make some promises to vote for fellow committee members' bills when the time comes. Lots of deal making happens in committee!
<img src="https://images.rawpixel.com/image_800/cHJpdmF0ZS9sci9pbWFnZXMvd2Vic2l0ZS8yMDIyLTA3L2pvYjk1MC0wMzAuanBn.jpg" width="200" height="200">
You are making progress! What do you do next?
<ul>
<li>[[Send the bill to the President for their signature.]]</li>
<li>[[Get the full House of Representatives to vote on the bill.]]</li>
<li>[[Work with the Senate to iron out details of the bill.]]</li>
<li><i>(link-goto: "Restart: enter your state, district, and law-making issue", "intro")</i>
</ul>]
(else:)
[
<img src="https://images.rawpixel.com/image_800/cHJpdmF0ZS9sci9pbWFnZXMvd2Vic2l0ZS8yMDIzLTA0L2pvYjk2Ny0xNzdhLXYuanBn.jpg" width="258" height="185">
"You need to learn the proper procedures of the House!" your fellow representative says before dismissing you.
Your quest to improve $bill has been unsuccesfull.
<ul>
<li>(link-goto: "Try again", "title")</li>
<li>(link-goto: "Restart: enter your state, district, and law-making issue", "intro")</li></ul>
](if: $inv contains "committ") + (if: $inv contains "vote1")[
(set: $inv to $inv + (a: "vote2"))
This is the correct step after a succesful committee vote!
<img src="https://tools.bard.edu/files/pr/main_news_image.php?id=18311" width="299" height="192">
Before the vote, you work hard to make sure that enough of your fellow representatives are going to vote for the bill. You make more promises and deals to support other representatives' legislation.
You are still nervous during the vote, but <b>the bill passes.</b> Woohoo!
What do you do next?
<ul>
<li>[[Send the bill to the President for their signature.]]</li>
<li>[[Work with the Senate to iron out details of the bill.]]</li>
<li><i>(link-goto: "Restart: enter your state, district, and law-making issue", "intro")</i>
</ul>]
(else:)[<img src="https://images.rawpixel.com/image_800/cHJpdmF0ZS9sci9pbWFnZXMvd2Vic2l0ZS8yMDIzLTA0L2pvYjk2Ny0xNzdhLXYuanBn.jpg" width="258" height="185">
"You need to learn the proper procedures of the House!" your fellow representative says before dismissing you.
Your quest to improve $bill has been unsuccesfull.
<ul>
<li>(link-goto: "Try again", "title")</li>
<li>(link-goto: "Restart: enter your state, district, and law-making issue", "intro")</li></ul>
](if: not ($inv contains "committ")) + (if: not ($inv contains "vote1")) + (if: not ($inv contains "vote1")) + (if: not ($inv contains "senate")) + (if: not ($inv contains "senate2")) + (if: not ($inv contains "prez"))[
(set: $inv to $inv + (a: "committ"))
This is the right first step!
You introduce the $bill bill in committee, but the committee chairperson doesn't want support it.
<img src="https://images.rawpixel.com/image_800/cHJpdmF0ZS9sci9pbWFnZXMvd2Vic2l0ZS8yMDIzLTA0L2pvYjk2Ny0xNzdhLXYuanBn.jpg" width="258" height="185">
You have to promise to vote for one of his bills next time.
He finally agrees to put your bill on the committee agenda.
During the hearings about the bill, you get (link-goto: "approached", "senate") by a fellow member of the House...
]
(else:)[<img src="https://images.rawpixel.com/image_800/cHJpdmF0ZS9sci9pbWFnZXMvd2Vic2l0ZS8yMDIzLTA0L2pvYjk2Ny0xNzdhLXYuanBn.jpg" width="258" height="185">
"You need to learn the proper procedures of the House!" your fellow representative says before dismissing you.
Your quest to improve $bill has been unsuccesfull.
<ul>
<li>(link-goto: "Try again", "title")</li>
<li>(link-goto: "Restart: enter your state, district, and law-making issue", "intro")</li></ul>]<img src="https://images.rawpixel.com/image_800/cHJpdmF0ZS9sci9pbWFnZXMvd2Vic2l0ZS8yMDIyLTEyL2xyL2RpZ2l0YWxjd2NvbW1vbndlYWx0aHI3ODF3bTM1aC1pbWFnZS5qcGc.jpg" width="267" height="170">
A Senator from the other political party is interested in sponsoring a version of the $bill bill, but only if you are willing to work with the Senator behind the scenes.
Do you make a deal with this Senator?
(link-goto: "Yes", "yes.senate")
(link-goto: "No", "no.senate")
You are too concerned about working with someone in the opposite party, and you refuse to work with the Senator.
You are making progress on your own bill!
What do you do next?
<ul>
<li>[[Get the appropriate House committee to vote on the bill.]]</li>
<li>[[Send the bill to the President for their signature.]]</li>
<li>[[Get the full House of Representatives to vote on the bill.]]</li>
<li>[[Work with the Senate to iron out details of the bill.]]</li>
<li><i>(link-goto: "Restart: enter your state, district, and law-making issue", "intro")</i>
</ul>(set: $inv to $inv + (a: "senate"))
<img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9d/A_Chic_Cartoon_Businesswoman.svg" width="167" height="388">
"I'll get to work on the Senate version of the $bill bill right away! I'm confident that it can pass. Let's stay in touch. The two parties should work together!"
You are making progress!
What do you do next?
<ul>
<li>[[Get the appropriate House committee to vote on the bill.]]</li>
<li>[[Send the bill to the President for their signature.]]</li>
<li>[[Get the full House of Representatives to vote on the bill.]]</li>
<li>[[Work with the Senate to iron out details of the bill.]]</li>
<li><i>(link-goto: "Restart: enter your state, district, and law-making issue", "intro")</i>
</ul>(set: $inv to $inv + (a: "senate2"))
<img src="https://image.pngaaa.com/882/468882-middle.png">
"My version of the $bill bill passed the full Senate yesterday," your colleague tells you. Let's set up a <b>conference committee</b> to make sure the details of the two bills match."
(set: $district to (prompt: "<a href=https://www.House.gov/representatives/find-your-representative target=_new>Find your Confressional district</a><br> and enter it below", ""))
(if: $district is "")[(goto:"Start the game!")]
(else:)[(goto:"bill")](set: $inv to (a:))
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<h3>Welcome to the US House of Representatives!</h3>
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<img src=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cf/A_Poised_Cartoon_Businesswoman.svg width="119" height="264"></td>
<td>You are a newly elected Representative.
You want to pass a law that improves $bill.
What's the first step in getting this law passed?</td></tr></table>
<ul>
<li>[[Get the appropriate House committee to vote on the bill.]]</li>
<li>[[Introduce the bill in the appropriate House committee.]]</li>
<li>[[Send the bill to the President for their signature.]]</li>
<li>[[Get the full House of Representatives to vote on the bill.]]</li>
<li>[[Work with the Senate to iron out details of the bill.]]</li>
<li><i>(link-goto: "Restart: enter your state, district, and law-making issue", "intro")</i>
</ul>
(set: $bill to (prompt: "Choose an issue for lawmaking by finishing this sentence:<br> 'I want to make a law about'", ""))
(if: $bill is "")[(goto:"bill")]
(else:)[(goto:"title")]