Will give 40 points if answered correctly! 1. think about a topic you are interested in, like health or owning a business. choose whether to research a local, state, or federal law. 2. find a bill or law considered within the past five years. use the resources suggested in the lesson or other reliable sources approved by your instructor or parents. 3. use your resources to answer these questions: *what was the name of the bill or law? *what level of government considered it? *what was the purpose of the bill or law? *what is the history of the bill or law? *did it pass or fail? *what steps of the lawmaking process did it go through? *is it in effect today? *what did people think about the bill or law? *what did supporters say? *what did critics say? *how could this bill or law affect everyday americans? *how could this bill or law affect other levels of government? 4. reflect on the information you found. imagine you were a legislator or local government official at the time the bill was in debate. write a paragraph explaining whether you would have supported the bill and why. 5. create a presentation about the bill or law that includes the information in steps 3 and 4 and your resources. you may choose your format, such as a slide presentation, essay, or video. save your presentation to one file to submit to your instructor.