The President of the United States has the power to ‘veto’ a bill made by the House of Representatives. In social studies teacher Toby Steele’s classroom, they are creating their own bills to simulate what that process is like.

“It just so happens that this project is falling right as Indiana’s government is voting on the Gay Marriage bill,” Steele said. “The timing is impeccable.”

Students are creating bills everywhere from free food in schools to more serious topic like not having permission to bear arms.

“Whether the bill they make is a joke or the real deal, they have to be able to back it up. The students then get to vote whether to pass each other’s bills. That is the whole point of the project,” Steele said.

“I like the idea,” senior Griffin Hoover said. “If this happens, my bill will be to make community service mandatory if you want to receive unemployment checks. I’m certain it will pass.”