Unit 1, 1.6 The Resolution of Conflicts

Open Ended

If you were having a conflict or disagreement with another person, what would you do to solve it? Think about some examples in your personal life if that helps. This is your opinion, so make sure you tell me what YOU think.

Multiple Choice

The Williams family is trying to decide what to do this weekend. Mr. Williams wants the family to spend the weekend together and have a backyard barbecue. His wife wants the family to visit a museum having an exhibit of her favorite artist. Their daughter, Shameka, wants everyone to go to her favorite restaurant. Her brother, Dwayne, home

from college for the summer, wants to spend the weekend with his friends.

Which of these scenarios might represent a partial compromise for the Williams family?

• The Williams family spends the weekend having a barbecue.

• One day the family has a barbecue and invites Dwayne’s friends to join them.

• Shameka Williams invites her friends to go to her favorite restaurant.

• The Williams family visits a museum with some of Shameka’s friends.

Open Ended

The Williams family is trying to decide what to do this weekend. Mr. Williams wants the family to spend the weekend together and have a backyard barbecue. His wife wants the family to visit a museum having an exhibit of her favorite artist. Their daughter, Shameka, wants everyone to go to her favorite restaurant. Her brother, Dwayne, home

from college for the summer, wants to spend the weekend with his friends.

If the family decides to have a barbeque one day of the weekend and invite Dwayne's friends, what should they do the other weekend day to make as many people as possible happy? Explain.

Multiple Choice

Finding a middle ground that allows for a resolution to a dispute without one side completely getting its way.

• Persuasion

• Compromise

• Consensus Building

• Negotiation

Multiple Choice

Creating agreement among all members of a group. Working towards solutions that address concerns of all parties.

• Persuasion

• Compromise

• Consensus Building

• Negotiation

Multiple Choice

Reaching an agreement through discussion and compromise.

• Persuasion

• Compromise

• Consensus Building

• Negotiation

Multiple Choice

Influencing someone's beliefs, attitudes, or actions through reasoning and argument.

• Persuasion

• Compromise

• Consensus Building

• Negotiation

Multiple Choice

View the image and answer the question.

• a

• b

• c

• d

Hotspot

The president wants to sign a treaty that will lower trade barriers and increase free trade between the United States and other countries. The U.S. Senate must approve the treaty by a two-thirds vote. Several senators are concerned that the treaty will hurt American workers by increasing unemployment.

Select the boxes to identify whether each action the president could take to gain Senate approval of the treaty is an example of compromise, consensus building, or persuasion.

Multiple Select

Suppose the President decided that none of the proposed strategies will work and directed his advisors to develop negotiation based strategies.

Select the two strategies that the president's advisors could propose that represent forms of negotiation.

• conduct media interviews about the treaty an why it should be approved

• offer senators support on a domestic spending bill that is important to them

• meet with a group of senators opposed to the treaty to discuss their concerns

• give a speech to the Senate outlining reasons that they should approve the treaty

• hold meetings with members of both parties to settle differences on aspects of the treaty

The rest of the questions are from all of unit 1.

Multiple Choice

In this type of democracy, citizens vote for laws and rules themselves.

• Direct Democracy
• Representative Democracy
• Oligarchic Democracy

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true about an open primary?

• Only registered Republicans are allowed to vote in closed primaries.
• Only people registered to a specific party are allowed to vote in closed primaries for that party.
• Any registered voter can vote in the primaries, regardless of party affiliation.
• Only registered Democrats are allowed to vote in closed primaries.

Multiple Choice

In this type of democracy, citizens vote for other people to pass laws and make decisions on their behalf.

• Direct Democracy
• Representative Democracy
• Oligarchic Democracy

Multiple Choice

There are two major ways in which citizens can play an active role in the government. Which one involves campaigning and potentially being elected into public office?

• The acquisition of governmental power
• Playing a role in influencing government

Multiple Choice

This is held to select government officials and representatives.

• Election
• Candidates
• Campaign
• Political party
• Public Policy

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes a political party?

• The electors who meet to cast their votes for president after the general election
• A group of people that nominate candidates for the presidency
• A team of politicians, activists, and voters whose goal is to win control of government
• A team of citizens who volunteer to help the campaigns of politicians they want to see elected

Multiple Select

If you do not want to run for office, you can still play a role in influencing government. Select all of the possible ways to do that.

• Participating in civic organizations
• Volunteering for a political campaign
• Posting on social media
• Contacting your elected officials

Multiple Choice

Why is it important to be informed and knowledgeable living in a democracy?

• You need to be aware of current events if you want to run for office
• You need to understand how the government works if you are going to live in that country
• You need to be informed about candidates and present day issues so you can make intelligent decisions when voting
• You need to be informed about political parties and interest groups so you know what party you belong to

Multiple Choice

If you are writing a research paper about climate change, should you use a biased source?

• Yes
• No

Multiple Choice

Government laws, regulations. court decisions, and local ordinances.

• Election
• Candidates
• Campaign
• Political party
• Public Policy

Multiple Choice

What is the first step in evaluating a source of information?

• Checking the date it was last updated
• Making sure there is no bias in the source
• Checking the url to make sure it end in .org or .edu
• Determine whether the information is relevant or not

Multiple Choice

Why is it important to check the author qualifications before using a source of information?

• It's important that the author has a college degree
• It's important that the author is well known
• It's important that the author shares the same opinions you do
• It's important that the author is qualified and has experience in the topic