Name: ____________________________

Period:____________________

Voting in Congress
A. Choose Your Role! Are you a Senator or a Representative? Choose one and put your
information on your new business card:

B. Choose Your Value! Mark the ONE value you care about the most:
Liberty: means that people have the
treated
freedom to do the things that they want to do.

Competition: means that people are

encouraged
encouraged to compete to succeed.

Equality: means that everyone is

fairly and has an equal chance.

Cooperation: means people are

to work together to get things done.

Cost Saving: means that the government

Generosity: means that the
government
is not spending a lot of money.
provides large benefits/services to citizens.
(These tend to be Republican Party values.)

(These tend to be Democratic Party values.)

C. Lets Vote! Please move to your assigned group and well begin the voting process!

Name: ____________________________

Period:____________________

Bill A: Federal Limit on Driving Age-STANDUP Act

Does Congress have the power to
do this?
Yes

Which political party would likely

support this bill?
Circle the one value this bill stands
for most:
Liberty
Competition
Cost Saving
Equality
Cooperation
Generosity

No

Because_____________________________
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______________________________________
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This bill would most likely be

supported by the:
Republicans Democrats
In your opinion should this bill pass?
Yes
Noyour constituents support
Would

Do special interest groups

support this bill?
Yes

No

this bill?

Yes & No

Yes

Because_____________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
__
Do you have any special ties to
interest groups that would influence
your vote?
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
Based
on all four factors how would you

No

Because_____________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
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vote?

Yea

Nay

Does Congress have the power to

do this?
Time
to vote!!! Did the bill pass?

Which political party would likely

this bill?
Yes supportNo
Circle the one value this bill stands
Yes
No
for most:
Liberty
Competition
Because_____________________________
Cost
Saving
______________________________________
Equality
Cooperation
______________________________________
Bill
B: Lowering the Federal Drinking Age Limit
Generosity
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
__

This bill would most likely be

supported by the:
Republicans Democrats
In your opinion should this bill pass?

Name: ____________________________

Period:____________________

Do special interest groups

support this bill?
Yes

No

Would your constituents support

this bill?

Yes & No

Yes

Because_____________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
__
Do you have any special ties to
interest groups that would influence
your vote?
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
Based
on all four factors how would you

Time to vote!!! Did the bill pass?

No

Because_____________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
__

vote?

Yea

Yes

No

Nay