The A True Book series provides civics books geared to elementary students. In Making a Law, the reader learns what a law is, and the differences between local, state, and federal laws. The section I like most in this book is You and the Law. It talks to seven to ten year olds about their place in the process of making laws. It empowers the reader to take action in a way that is accessible to them. ( )

What a great book! I personally love learning about our government and how it works. This informational book lays out how to make a law in a fun way for kids. It takes you all the way through the process starting with what a law is and how the entire process works. The end of the book has a section for important words to remind the reader about the key details. Media: photographs ( )

A law is a rule made by the government that must be obeyed. Most laws are created to protect people. There are three different kinds of laws : local, state, and federal. Local government cannnot pass laws that go against state or federal laws. State government s and federal governments have threee branches : executive, legislative, and judicial.
A proposed law is called bill. When a town or city council pusses a bill, the mayor must approve and sign the bill before it can become a law.
・Making State Law
Every state has a legislature, or lawmaking body. Most legislatures are divided into two houses : the state house of representativesstate assembly and the state senate.When the state representative agrees with the citizen tat alaw is weeded, he or she writes the idea into a bill and introduces in the house. Some times bill originate in the state senate.

Make The Law
Public hearing→committee→legislature
house of representative→house of state senate→governor(leader of )→sing the bill →Become law.
It takes many years to complete al the steps to turn an idea into a law.

Federal laws
Federal law must be followed by everyone in the United States
The U.S. government is divided into threee branches.
:The exective branch→president and his adviser
:The judicial branch→federal judges and their courts.
:The legislative branch (called Congress)→two houses (House of Representatives, House of Senate.)

Assembly of bill
member of Congress write a bill →comittee→House→Senate→（sign）Became a law
↓（veto）
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　two-thirds of those present in each house vote
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　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　becomes a law(without the president signing)

New words
ballot:secret way of voting
enforce:make sure that a law or rule is obeyed
petition:letter that is signed by many people and that tells those in power how the signers fell about certain isssue or situation. ( )