Lawmaker: history and fun facts
Everything a curious kid might want to know about this job.
Did you know?
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Many of the rules we follow every day, like crosswalks and stop signs, started as ideas that a lawmaker wrote down on paper.
Through history
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Long ago
Long ago, people often gathered in big open halls to talk about rules together. Lawmakers still come together to talk and vote in a similar way today.
Tools of the trade
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Notepad
A Lawmaker carries a notepad to write down what neighbors, teachers, and shop owners say they need. Good listening helps shape fair rules.
A day in the job
- 8:30 AMA Lawmaker starts the day by reading drafts of new rules on paper and on a screen, and noting questions to ask.
Words to know
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- A law is a rule that everyone in a town, state, or country agrees to follow, so life stays safe and fair for all.
Quiz time
A Lawmaker can help write a rule to add a crosswalk so children can cross a busy street safely.
Only the lawmaker's own family decides what the town's laws will be.
A rule about playgrounds can help them stay open and sturdy for every child.