1. Explain the ProcessFinish filling in the steps your idea would have to go through to become a law at both the federal and state levels of government.

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1. Bill Introduction: write your federal representative or senator about your idea, who introduces the idea as a bill in their chamber of Congress.	1. Bill Introduction: write your state legislator about your idea, who introduces the idea as a bill in the state legislature.
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4.The House Rules Committee sets the rules for debate on the bill in the House.	3. Committees debate and edit the bill.
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6.	5. The state Senate approves the bill.
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2. Think LocalHow is the lawmaking process at a local level different from the state or federal government? Use complete sentences.