1. Civic Involvement, Participation, & Skills
Topic 1
Civic Involvement, Participation, & Skills

2. Civic Participation & Skills
Democratic gov’t. is enhanced when individuals exercise the skills to participate effectively in civic affairs

3. 2. The processes of persuasion, compromise, consensus building, & negotiation contribute to the resolution of conflicts & differences

4. a. What is persuasion?
Process of inducing others into accepting a point of view by means of reasoning & argumentation

5. b. What is a compromise?
Process of making concessions to settle differences

6. c. What is consensus building?
Process of working toward achieving general agreement within a group

7. d. What is negotiation?
Process of settling differences through a discussion of the issues

8. Persuasion Compromise
e. How do these processes contribute to the resolution of conflicts & differences on how our government engages political issues?
Persuasion
POTUS convinces Congress to declare war on N. Korea
Compromise
Congress repeals Obama Care, replacing it with a watered down version that both parties will accept

9. Consensus Building Negotiation
e. How do these processes contribute to the resolution of conflicts & differences on how our government engages political issues?
Consensus Building
The Senate works through the night until they come to a general agreement on a replacement for Obama Care
Negotiation
BFT & Beachwood School Board reach an agreement on a new teacher’s contract

10. Civic Participation & Skills In-Class Activity #2
I will divide the class into 5 groups
Group 1 – will engage in a discussion on gay marriage illustrating…
Group 2 – will engage in a discussion on sanctuary cities illustrating…
Group 3 – will engage in a discussion on the U.S. response to N. Korea illustrating…
Group 4 – will engage in a discussion on Black Lives Matter vs. Law Enforcement illustrating…
Group 5 - will walk around the room with index cards & label each group as either persuasion, negotiation, consensus building, & compromise