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de·lib·er·ate v.

:to think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully

 

Welcome to C-SPAN Classroom Deliberations! This website is designed to engage students in classroom deliberations about current issues being debated in the United States. Here you will find a set of C-SPAN primary source video clips and newspaper articles that concisely present the leading positions on each issue. Teachers will find handouts, current events, lesson plans, and deliberation strategies that make it easy to engage students in the issues.

Recent Issues

Should Congress Set Term Limits for Supreme Court Justices?

How Can Social Media Be Made Safer For Children?

What Should Be In The Next Farm Bill?

How Should Homelessness Be Addressed?

How Should Social Security Be Fixed?

Who is Responsible for Today’s Opioid Epidemic?

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Activities

  • Make a “Deliberations” Site
  • Debate
  • Socratic Seminar
  • Conducting a Moot Court
  • Simulated House/Senate Debate
  • Structured Academic Controversy
  • Position Paper
  • Simulated Congressional Hearing
  • Take a Stand
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