State and Local Government
Session 4: Legislative Branch

Materials

  • Textbook
  • Transparency: “Legislative Branch” (Attachment E)

Instructional Activities

  1. Define the term bicameral: Having two houses (e.g., the Virginia Senate and the House of Delegates). The Virginia General Assembly and the United States Congress are bicameral legislatures.

  2. Lecture and give two-column notes on the Virginia legislative process.

  3. For homework, ask students to read the section in their textbooks on the state executive branch.

 

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