POLS 4111: Role Playing

Role-Playing

Article presentations and other discussions will use Socratic Dialogues, requiring class members to assume various roles during discussions.
What is a Socratic Dialogue? The Socratic Dialogue format uses role playing, hypothetical case studies, and a roving inquisitor to compel panelists to confront what they would do in situations where the "right" choice is not clear. The question "What would you do?" is different from "What do you think?" in that it drives a participant to reveal how he or she would confront a specific problem. The exercise is designed to identify the perceptions and decision-making processes of all sides and to enable participants to better understand both their own positions and the imperatives driving others' actions. As panelists wrestle with the hypothetical situations, the drama created helps illuminate complex issues in an enlightening way.
(PBS. 1999. Viewer's Guide, Beyond Black and White: Affirmative Action in America [WWWdocument]. URL http://www.pbs.org/pov/tvraceinitiative/beyondblackandwhite/viewer.html#socratic)

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Executive Branch

Legislative Branch

Outside Actors

The President
Carl Cavalli

House: Republican Majority
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Interest Groups
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White House Advisors
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House: Democratic Minority
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The Press
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The Cabinet
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Senate: Republican Majority
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The Public
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Senate: Democratic Minority
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Each class member must either select one of these roles or suggest another one subject to approval.

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Article presentations and other discussions will use Socratic Dialogues, requiring class members to assume various roles during discussions. What is a Socratic Dialogue? The Socratic Dialogue format uses role playing, hypothetical case studies, and a roving inquisitor to compel panelists to confront what they would do in situations where the "right" choice is not clear. The question "What would you do?" is different from "What do you think?" in that it drives a participant to reveal how he or she would confront a specific problem. The exercise is designed to identify the perceptions and decision-making processes of all sides and to enable participants to better understand both their own positions and the imperatives driving others' actions. As panelists wrestle with the hypothetical situations, the drama created helps illuminate complex issues in an enlightening way. (PBS. 1999. Viewer's Guide, Beyond Black and White: Affirmative Action in America [WWWdocument]. URL http://www.pbs.org/pov/tvraceinitiative/beyondblackandwhite/viewer.html#socratic)
When you sign up, the Red lines "______" may only be filled after all other lines on the page are taken.
Executive Branch		Legislative Branch		Outside Actors
The President Carl Cavalli		House: Republican Majority ________________ ________________ ________________		Interest Groups ________________ ________________ ________________
White House Advisors ________________ ________________ ________________		House: Democratic Minority ________________ ________________ ________________		The Press ________________ ________________ ________________
The Cabinet ________________ ________________ ________________		Senate: Republican Majority ________________ ________________ ________________		The Public ________________ ________________ ________________
		Senate: Democratic Minority ________________ ________________ ________________
Each class member must either select one of these roles or suggest another one subject to approval.

UNG	POLITICAL SCIENCE	PROJECT DIGNITY	DISCLAIMER