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Separate Nation Simulation

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In the simulation today, we split up into our respective chambers of Congress, and within the House we split up into the House Internal Matters Committee, the Government Operations Committee, and the Budget Committee. In the Internal Matters Committee and the Government Operations Committee we reviewed our mail and took notes on the mail we received. We then merged and briefly discussed our mail and our stances on the legislation written about in the mail. We then joined forces with the Budget Committee to discuss the budget. There were various debates about raising funds for different agencies and departments favored by each political party. The Senate passed the compromised version of Bill 111 and the President signed this bill into law. …show more content…

and Mrs. Lenley. Members of the House and the Senate, as well as the President, were all discussing the budget and the advantages and disadvantages of various pieces of legislation. There were heated debates over which areas of the government should see an increase in their budgets, especially for education and the military, and where this money should come from. While the Media reported about the African American protests to stop the bombings of African American churches and the alcohol litigation fund, the President of Conference for a Separate Nation played a role in today’s simulation by encouraging members of the House and Senate to ask questions. This person also brought attention to the bombings of the African American churches and the lack of government action, which encouraged the Senate and the President to be even more against the Republican-favored Bill 247, which extends the practice of free speech. The attorney for Dr. and Mrs. Linley, the couple who run the anti-homosexual website, also brought attention to the issue of free speech. While the Republicans in the House offered to pass Bill 247 in exchange for the passing of Bill 274, which would be considered a win for gay rights, the Democrats in Congress did not agree to do …show more content…

Members of Congress and the President used the strategy of persuasion when attempting to encourage the passing of certain legislation. Players attempting to persuade other players by emphasizing how both the Democratic Party and the Republican Party would benefit if this legislation was passed. There were many conversations where a player would agree to pass a certain piece of legislation in their chamber if the other chamber agreed to pass a different piece of legislation favored by the first players, so that both of their interests would be heard. Lastly, I observed the strategy of persuasion between Democratic and Republican members of the Budget Committee in the House. Players would attempt to encourage other players to give more money to a certain governmental area by using the information presented in letters sent from individuals or groups of individuals calling for an increase in budget in their respective areas. In the simulation today, Bill 111 was passed. This is a gain for both the Republican and Democratic parties, since both of their interests are reflected in the bill due to various compromises and bargains. However, not all constituents won as a result of the passing of this bill, since this bill encourages big business and goes not call for businesses with less than 100 full-time employees to pass this

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