Political Roles and Responsibilities
Party Leader
Your major responsibility is to lead the party. You are the leader, the
organizer and chief cheer leader – the buck stops with you!!!
You are expected to:
 Oversee that the party members are working hard and together
 Know about ALL of the issues being discussed by your party
 Be able to support and debate the bills of law of your party
 Keep yourself updated as to what your members are doing and
working on
 At ALL times - Represent your own party
You will be assessed on:
 Summary of the bills of law of your party
 Oral Skills during parliament session - support provided to your
members during parliamentary sessions
 Individual participation throughout the exercise
 Written reflection on class discussion
Summary of party’s legislation
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Provide a written version of the Party’s Platform.
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Points should be aligned to one another – respecting the party’s
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beliefs, vision and point on the spectrum.
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Should include: major goals, major issues addressed, ideology of a
perfect country.
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Around 400 words.
Individual participation
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Supports the other party members by keeping them informed of the
party’s beliefs and ideologies
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Keeps on task during class time (proactive with class time)
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Political Roles and Responsibilities
Oral Skills during parliament session - support provided to members during
parliamentary sessions
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Aware and knowledgeable of all of the party’s bills of law
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Able and willing to defend bills during parliament session
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Oral presentation is eloquent, clear and confident (using good body
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language and gestures)
Written reflection
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Consideration and response to 4 reflection questions of politics that
was experienced throughout the simulation
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Parallel class examples to real life examples of political phenomenon
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Support those points examples and/or research support
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Each response shoud be around 200-300 words
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Political Roles and Responsibilities
Minister
You are assigned a specific area of expertise and a specific issue to
address. You are expected to:
 Know the area of expertise (general idea and common issues)
 Develop a bill of law that provides a solution to the issue of your
area
 Be aware of the bills of law of other parties in your own area
 Prepare a defense for or against the bills of law of other parties
in your area
 Keep your leader updated as to what you are working on and
developing
You will be assessed on:
 Written bill of law (including the research needed)
 Defense of your bill in the parliamentary session
 Response to others’ bills in parliamentary session
 Written reflection after class discussion
Written Bill of Law
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Research the given issue and the response from various existing
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political parties
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Bill follows the given template
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Bill explains the importance and necessity of its legislation
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Bill breaks down clear and relevant legislation points to form one
coherent bill that addresses the issue
Individual participation
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Able to research effectively, interact with others and ask questions
when needed
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Keeps on task during class time (proactive with class time)
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Political Roles and Responsibilities
Oral Skills during parliament session - support provided to members during
parliamentary sessions
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Shows in depth knowledge of own area’s issue
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Presents clearly the developed bill of law and able to defend it
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Oral presentation is eloquent, clear and confident (using good body
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language and gestures)
Written reflection
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Consideration and response to 4 reflection questions of politics that
was experienced throughout the simulation
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Parallel class examples to real life examples of political phenomenon
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Support those points examples and/or research support
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Each response shoud be around 200-300 words
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Political Roles and Responsibilities
Communication Minister
With the rise of power of the social media, your role has been made
important. You are expected to:
 Manage the RamLog of your party
 Make sure the content is appropriate, professional and follows the
requirements set by the rubric
 Create and manage and social media accounts from your party
(Twitter, Facebook…)
 Feed discussions on these social media sites
 Keep your party updated as to what is being discussed on those
sites
 Ensure that all party documentation follows a professional and
common design
You will be assessed on:
 The creation and daily management of the RamLog and social
media sites
 Oral Skill during parliament session – be able to explain the
party’s media input
 Written reflection after class discussion
Creation and Management of Ramlog and Social Media
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Ramlog blog is professional, well designed and includes all necessary
elements
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Ramlog follows given template
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Social Media and Ramlog is updated daily to reflect the party’s daily
activities and legislation
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Creation of a professional design that is applied to all party
documentation
Individual participation
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Political Roles and Responsibilities
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Supports the other party members by keeping them informed of the
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party’s beliefs and ideologies
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Keeps on task during class time (proactive with class time)
Oral Skills during parliament session - support provided to members during
parliamentary sessions
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Aware and knowledgeable of the media’s effect of various party’s
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campaign
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Able and willing to defend the party’s media position on the
different social media platforms
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Oral presentation is eloquent, clear and confident (using good body
language and gestures)
Written reflection
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Consideration and response to 4 reflection questions of politics that
was experienced throughout the simulation
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Parallel class examples to real life examples of political phenomenon
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Support those points examples and/or research support
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Each response shoud be around 200-300 words
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