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

2. 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.

3. 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

4. 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

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REVIEW AND PRACTICE
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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

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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.
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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.
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8. 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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