Bill Proposal Assignment Your chance to come up with a bill proposal to present to your class. The bill proposal can be on any topic that interests you. Think of an issue that you believe woul

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11 Nov 2025 • 1 min read

Bill Proposal Assignment

Your chance to come up with a bill proposal to present to your class. The bill proposal can be on any topic that interests you. Think of an issue that you believe would be worthy of consideration. Keep in mind that this class is Federal Government – so come up with a topic that has national or federal impact. If you would like to browse through some recent bills actually considered by Congress, check out this link Congressional Bills. You do not have to use the same wording or structure that Congress does, however. See the grading rubric below for what is expected for this assignment.

Grading Rubric:

Criteria	Proficient	Competent	Novice
Title	Interesting title	Uninteresting title such as “Jane Smith’s Bill Proposal”	No title provided, or simply states “Bill Proposal”
Content	Clearly explain your proposed bill	weak explanation of bill proposal, mainly just a restatement of title	no explanation provided
Argument for Bill	Thoughtful argument backed up with data, facts, and/or specific details and anecdotes	Thoughtful argument provided, but not backed up with any facts or specific details	no argument provided
Vote	vote on classmates' proposals by endorsing two or more bills and explaining why they endorsed the bill	voted on classmates' proposals by posting an endorsement, but no explanation provided. Or, only endorsed one bill.	voted on classmates' proposals by posting an endorsement, but no explanation provided. Or, only endorsed one bill.

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