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creating a bill

Your goal is to write two bills that you hope will become laws. When creating these bills, try to think of something that you are really passionate about and would like to see become a law.Requirements:  You must write two bills  Each bill must be typed Bill Ideas to Consider:  Lengthen/shorten the school day  Year-round school  Lowering/raising the driving age Making English/Spanish/any language the official language of the United States  Bill that limits the number of terms a Congressperson can serve Food companies must clearly list the amount of calories in the product  Tax on anything (video games, fast food, soda, sugar products, etc.)  Establishing an age that kids can drop out of school  Establishing a minimum wage for workers  Making “Happy Meals” illegal  Allow/disallow soda machines in schools  Make advertising in schools illegal  Make driving with a cell phone illegal  Limit the number of students in a classroom Raise/lower the voting age Proof that you can afford/take care of an animal before adoption Make it illegal to smoke in a car with somebody under 18 Make it illegal to use animals in circuses or fairs  Change hunting laws  Require phones with digital cameras to make a sound when a photograph is taken Require military service or community service Repeal 22nd amendment (two-terms maximum for president)Format For a BillBill Number: Make up a number for your bill. Title: Very important because this can help convince voters. Be creative with the titleSponsor: Your nameDescription of What This Bill Seeks to Accomplish: You might not be in the same committee as your bill so you have to make sure that your colleagues understandwhat your bill is trying to do. Write at least 5 sentences about what your bill isabout and why it is important that it becomes a law