“The Formal Institutions of American Government: Congress”
19/03/2020 03:24 AM
Congress includes both the State Legislature in Sacramento and the state’s Congressional delegation
Activity requires advance planning and coordination with the classroom teacher. Ask the teacher to work with the class in advance of your visit to choose a public policy issue of importance to the students and to prepare a simple, one-sentence proposal to solve the problem. On your day in the classroom, ask several students to form a "committee" to hold public hearings on the proposal. Have other students present brief "testimony" for and against the proposal. Then have the committee members debate the proposal and make a recommendation on the proposal to the full class. Finally, have the full class debate and vote on the proposal. At the conclusion of the simulation, discuss how this exercise relates to the process of dealing with competing interests, negotiating, compromising and decision making that you experience in legislative life.
On your day in the classroom, ask several students to form a "committee" to hold public hearings on the proposal. Have other students present brief "testimony" for and against the proposal. Then have the committee members debate the proposal and make a recommendation on the proposal to the full class. Finally, have the full class debate and vote on the proposal. At the conclusion of the simulation, discuss how this exercise relates to the process of dealing with competing interests, negotiating, compromising and decision making that you experience in legislative life.
Legislator(s) involved
24 Notes
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Tommy Webber March 25th, 2020 12:10 AM
Added (1) bill number, Added (3) Legislator, Added (10) AssociatedIncludes both the State Legislature in Sacramento and the state’s Congressional delegation
Solving a class problem- (all grade levels) Ask the students to pretend that they can have a field day to go anywhere that their entire class can agree on. Divide the class into three approximately equal size groups that want to do three different things (e.g. go to the mall, go swimming, go to a ball game). Ask them to resolve the disagreement and come to a class consensus. Assist them in negotiating, compromising and reaching a decision. At the conclusion, discuss how this exercise relates to the process of dealing with competing interests, negotiating, compromising and decision making that you experience in legislative life.
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Jennifer Hils March 25th, 2020 12:10 AM
Resolve the disagreement and come to a class consensus. Assist them in negotiating, compromising and reaching a decision. At the conclusion, discuss how this exercise relates to the process of dealing with competing interests, negotiating, compromising and decision making that you experience in legislative life.
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Bruce Wayne March 25th, 2020 12:10 AM
Resolve the disagreement and come to a class consensus. Assist them in negotiating, compromising and reaching a decision. At the conclusion, discuss how this exercise relates to the process of dealing with competing interests, negotiating, compromising and decision making that you experience in legislative life.
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Natasha Kurkova March 25th, 2020 12:10 AM
Added (10) AssociatedIncludes both the State Legislature in Sacramento and the state’s Congressional delegation
Solving a class problem- (all grade levels) Ask the students to pretend that they can have a field day to go anywhere that their entire class can agree on. Divide the class into three approximately equal size groups that want to do three different things (e.g. go to the mall, go swimming, go to a ball game). Ask them to resolve the disagreement and come to a class consensus. Assist them in negotiating, compromising and reaching a decision. At the conclusion, discuss how this exercise relates to the process of dealing with competing interests, negotiating, compromising and decision making that you experience in legislative life.
Ask them to resolve the disagreement and come to a class consensus. Assist them in negotiating, compromising and reaching a decision. At the conclusion, discuss how this exercise relates to the process of dealing with competing interests, negotiating, compromising and decision making that you experience in legislative life.
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Igor Kalua March 25th, 2020 12:10 AM
Added (1) bill number, Added (3) LegislatorIncludes both the State Legislature in Sacramento and the state’s Congressional delegation
Solving a class problem- (all grade levels) Ask the students to pretend that they can have a field day to go anywhere that their entire class can agree on. Divide the class into three approximately equal size groups that want to do three different things (e.g. go to the mall, go swimming, go to a ball game). Ask them to resolve the disagreement and come to a class consensus. Assist them in negotiating, compromising and reaching a decision. At the conclusion, discuss how this exercise relates to the process of dealing with competing interests, negotiating, compromising and decision making that you experience in legislative life.
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Tommy Webber March 25th, 2020 12:10 AM
Added (1) bill number, Added (3) Legislator, Added (10) AssociatedIncludes both the State Legislature in Sacramento and the state’s Congressional delegation
Solving a class problem- (all grade levels) Ask the students to pretend that they can have a field day to go anywhere that their entire class can agree on. Divide the class into three approximately equal size groups that want to do three different things (e.g. go to the mall, go swimming, go to a ball game). Ask them to resolve the disagreement and come to a class consensus. Assist them in negotiating, compromising and reaching a decision. At the conclusion, discuss how this exercise relates to the process of dealing with competing interests, negotiating, compromising and decision making that you experience in legislative life.
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Jennifer Hils March 25th, 2020 12:10 AM
Resolve the disagreement and come to a class consensus. Assist them in negotiating, compromising and reaching a decision. At the conclusion, discuss how this exercise relates to the process of dealing with competing interests, negotiating, compromising and decision making that you experience in legislative life.
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Bruce Wayne March 25th, 2020 12:10 AM
Resolve the disagreement and come to a class consensus. Assist them in negotiating, compromising and reaching a decision. At the conclusion, discuss how this exercise relates to the process of dealing with competing interests, negotiating, compromising and decision making that you experience in legislative life.
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Natasha Kurkova March 25th, 2020 12:10 AM
Added (10) AssociatedIncludes both the State Legislature in Sacramento and the state’s Congressional delegation
Solving a class problem- (all grade levels) Ask the students to pretend that they can have a field day to go anywhere that their entire class can agree on. Divide the class into three approximately equal size groups that want to do three different things (e.g. go to the mall, go swimming, go to a ball game). Ask them to resolve the disagreement and come to a class consensus. Assist them in negotiating, compromising and reaching a decision. At the conclusion, discuss how this exercise relates to the process of dealing with competing interests, negotiating, compromising and decision making that you experience in legislative life.
Ask them to resolve the disagreement and come to a class consensus. Assist them in negotiating, compromising and reaching a decision. At the conclusion, discuss how this exercise relates to the process of dealing with competing interests, negotiating, compromising and decision making that you experience in legislative life.
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Igor Kalua March 25th, 2020 12:10 AM
Added (1) bill number, Added (3) LegislatorIncludes both the State Legislature in Sacramento and the state’s Congressional delegation
Solving a class problem- (all grade levels) Ask the students to pretend that they can have a field day to go anywhere that their entire class can agree on. Divide the class into three approximately equal size groups that want to do three different things (e.g. go to the mall, go swimming, go to a ball game). Ask them to resolve the disagreement and come to a class consensus. Assist them in negotiating, compromising and reaching a decision. At the conclusion, discuss how this exercise relates to the process of dealing with competing interests, negotiating, compromising and decision making that you experience in legislative life.
