A Simulation of the United States Senate - An In-Class Manual

This book serves as a manual for students enrolled in semester-long US Senate simulations. The simulation tasks students with representing a particular state while inheriting a particular Senator's voting history. Students then engage with their peers to write, introduce, mark up, debate, and adopt legislation, within an environment where the instructional staff play the key roles of the House of Representatives, the President, the Press, and public interest groups. The manual and simulation experience are designed to supplement classes on Congress and the Presidency and the political process. Building on the innovation of experiential learning opportunities, this book facilitates the connection of complex theoretical concepts to real-world applications through student reflection.

List of contents

Chapter 1: Congress, Simulations, and Experiential Learning.- Chapter 2: Understanding Your Role.- Chapter 3: The Other Players - The Instructional Team.- Chapter 4: Building a Congress.- Chapter 5: Drafting Legislation - The Committees.- Chapter 6: Operating The Floor.-  Chapter 7: Adopting Legislation.- Chapter 8: Endogeneity and the Rules.- References.

About the author

Joshua Meyer-Gutbrod is Teaching Faculty at the University of South Carolina.

Product details

• Authors: Joshua Meyer-Gutbrod
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.01.2025
• EAN: 9783031763373
• ISBN: 978-3-0-3176337-3
• No. of pages: 117
• Dimensions: 148 mm x 7 mm x 210 mm
• Weight: 182 g
• Illustrations: XII, 117 p. 4 illus. With online files/update.
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science; Simulation, Amerika, Parlamentarische und gesetzgeberische Praxis, Zentralregierung, Legislation, Governance and Government, Legislative Politics, American Politics, Congress, Politikwissenschaft und politische Theorie, political education, senate, immersive, Legislative procedure, Students' Manual, Rules and Procedures, Congressional Committees, Instructor's Manual