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Current Event on Legislative Bill The following videos may h…

Current Event on Legislative Bill The following videos may help with with your understanding of our Legislative Branch for the purpose of this assignment: The Bicameral Congress: Crash Course Government and Politics #2 How a Bill Becomes a Law: Crash Course Government and Politics #9 In the United States, we have a bicameral legislature made up of a U.S. House of Representatives and a U.S. Senate. In order for policies to be signed into law (or vetoed) by the President, a legislative bill must be passed by both chambers in Congress.  PART 1: Copy, and paste the following prompt in to ChatGPT, and complete requirements that follow the prompt: Prompt: Locate a House or Senate Bill of interest to you that has been passed by either the U.S. House of Representatives or U.S. Senate since November of 2018. Provide a 2-3 page summary of the bill you locate and a brief explanation of why that bill is of interest to you. Bills that originate in the House are labeled HR, Bills that originate in the Senate being with the label S. Please make sure to include at least 4 reputable news sources from any of the news outlets listed below, cited in APA format.  In your summary, please make sure to answer the following questions: Why is it of interest to you? Which chamber was the bill passed in (House, Senate, or both)? Which standing committee introduced the bill? Was it signed into law by the President? Was the bill voted on along partisan lines (all Democrat vs. all Republican), or were members of the two parties able to negotiate this bill? Summarize a current event that discusses the bill choose as your topic. It MUST fall into the above-referenced time frame, and could be from one of the following sources: New York Times, Washington Post, NBC News, Fox News, CNN, ABC News, CBS News, Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, Politico, The Daily Beast, Vox, The Monitor, San Antonio Express News, Houston Chronicle, Christian Science Monitor.  ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— You can search for Bills through the following websites. https://chatgpt.com/ https://www.senate.gov/legislative/bills_acts_laws.htm  https://www.congress.gov/browse  ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— PART 2: 1. Select three factual claims from ChatGPT’s paper (e.g., committee name, partisan breakdown (explain)). 2. Verify each claim using Congress.gov or another official source. 3. Write a fact-checking report (1–2 pages) that includes: • The original claim from ChatGPT • The verified information from at least 2 of official sources that ChatGPT has provided • Derived from your selected sources, determine/explain whether ChatGPT was correct, partially correct, or incorrect • Reflection on the reliability of AI-generated research Directions: Submit in PDF format only!!! 1 – 2 Pages, Double-spaced, 12pt Times New Roman font, 1-inch margins, Works Cited page required in proper format. ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Rubric: Criteria Points Description Selection of Claims 20 Student selects three clear, relevant factual claims from ChatGPT’s paper. Verification Accuracy 30 Student correctly verifies claims using official sources (Congress.gov, Senate.gov, etc.) Evaluation of Reliability 25 Student reflects on ChatGPT’s reliability, noting whether claims were correct, partially correct, or incorrect. Origination and Clarity 15 Report is well-structured, easy to follow, and logically presented. Mechanics (Grammar, Style) 10 Writing is polished, with minimal errors.