REVIEWING AMERICAN GOVERNMENT MODULE 1B. RESOLVING OPPOSING POSITIONS REVIEWING AMERICAN GOVERNMENT

LEARNING TARGET 4 Identify a civic issue and explain how persuasion, compromise, consensus building, and/or negotiation are used to resolve opposing positions on the issue. The processes of persuasion, compromise, consensus building, and negotiation come into play by varying degrees during activities related to governing. For example, legislators use various methods to resolve differences of opinion when considering legislation.

PERSUASION AND NEGOTIATION process of inducing others into accepting a point of view by means of reasoning and argumentation could include using data from a research study to sway a legislator who is undecided on a bill Negotiation process of settling differences through a discussion of issues often takes place involves a series of meetings in order to discuss solutions to a conflict

COMPROMISE AND CONSENSUS process of making concessions to settle differences one side may agree to remove a specific provision of a bill that was preventing the other side from supporting the bill Consensus Building process of working toward achieving general agreement within a group both parties search for common ground or areas of mutual agreement in order to solve a conflict

Press the esc key for edit mode REVIEW AND PRACTICE Complete the task below by the moving the boxes to the correct column on the chart. Press the esc key for edit mode Compromise Persuasion Consensus Building both parties reach a mutual agreement based on common ground removing specific clauses from a proposal that one side objects to using data to convince undecided voters to support a ballot initiative

Press the esc key for edit mode REVIEW AND PRACTICE Highlight the correct answer to the question below. Compromise as a way of solving conflict is an important tool for citizens of a democratic society. Which statement describes compromise? Both parties agree to a series of meetings in order to discuss solutions to a conflict. Both parties sacrifice something they want in order to resolve a conflict. Both parties search for common ground or areas of mutual agreement in order to solve a conflict. Both parties try to convince each other that their idea is better in order to solve a conflict. Press the esc key for edit mode Note: To highlight, select the “Text Color” button on the top bar, choose “Highlight” and select a color.

Press the esc key for edit mode REVIEW AND PRACTICE Answer the question below in the space provided. Legislators use various methods to resolve differences of opinion when considering legislation. Choose one method of resolving differences and give an example showing this method could be used to solve a conflict. Press the esc key for edit mode

REVIEW AND PRACTICE Click here for Quizlet Vocabulary Practice Click here for the Edcite Mastery Assessment Note: this assessment includes content from Modules 1A and 1B.

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