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Civics Sept. 16

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Democratic Decision making

Mr. Melkonian

People have different views in society

social conflict can range from discussion to violence

Democratic decision making

is a great way to make decisions
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Values all people equally

Everyone gets a say, everyone gets respect

How is this different than authoritarian?

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Democratic decision making only works

if people work together to resolve conflict
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Two main skills needed

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Effective expression of ideas

Listening to and carefully considering

ideas of others
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Principles of democratic decision making

  • Each person has something positive to offer/gain
  • Each person must be accountable for his/her actions
  • Each person in a group must participate in some equal way
  • There must be a method for reaching a decision
  • A decision must be made
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Pg 18 #1, due by the end of class.