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
Maley McDonald
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Interest Groups
Kathryn Cunningham
Kevin Bayler
Anastasia Cannon

White House Advisors
Elysa Walter
Ana Cristina Townsend
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House: Democratic Minority
Miguel Del Angel
Donetella Njika
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The Press
Kristy Benitez
Millie Huerta
Marilyn Perez

The Cabinet
Darby Sullivan
Alex Wilson
Jacob Latham

Senate: Republican Majority
Sedonna Perron
Nicholas Hugg
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The Public
Aidan Porciello
Ricardo Urdaneta
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Senate: Democratic Minority
Alexander Fountain
Alex Godoy
Ryan Shiflett

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 Maley McDonald ________________ ________________		Interest Groups Kathryn Cunningham Kevin Bayler Anastasia Cannon
White House Advisors Elysa Walter Ana Cristina Townsend ________________		House: Democratic Minority Miguel Del Angel Donetella Njika ________________		The Press Kristy Benitez Millie Huerta Marilyn Perez
The Cabinet Darby Sullivan Alex Wilson Jacob Latham		Senate: Republican Majority Sedonna Perron Nicholas Hugg ________________		The Public Aidan Porciello Ricardo Urdaneta ________________
		Senate: Democratic Minority Alexander Fountain Alex Godoy Ryan Shiflett
Each class member must either select one of these roles or suggest another one subject to approval.

UNG	POLITICAL SCIENCE	PROJECT DIGNITY	DISCLAIMER