Snakes and Maces

Snakes and Maces

Key stages 3 & 4

Choose a bill and guide it through the different stages to become a law. Landing on a mace will speed things up, but watch out for set-backs from the snakes.

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Notes for Snakes and Maces

Aims

Reveals the stages of a Parliamentary bill as it becomes law, and highlights the different types of bill and the factors that influence their progression through Parliament.

Learning Outcomes
  • How laws are made and shaped by people and processes, including the work of parliament and government (KS4 Citizenship, 3c)

Usage

Can be used by pupils independently, in small groups or as a class activity.

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