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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.

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Is the Use of Tariffs Overall Good or Bad for America?

Are Bureaucratic Regulations on Businesses Good or Bad for Americans?

Has the Guantanamo Bay detention camp had a positive or negative impact?

Should Presidential Power Be Reined In?

What should the United States do to address issues along the U.S.-Mexico border?

Should the Electoral College Be Reformed?

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Activities

  • Active Listening
  • Fishbowl Discussion
  • Collaborative Deliberation
  • Public Forum Debate
  • Make a “Deliberations” Site
  • Debate
  • Socratic Seminar
  • Conducting a Moot Court
  • Simulated House/Senate Debate
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