Simulating City Councils: Increasing Student Awareness and Involvement

In: PS - political science & politics, Volume 45, Issue 3, p. 513-515

Abstract

AbstractAs state capitals and city halls influence our daily lives, how can students become active participants in the affairs of their communities (Saffell and Basehart 2009)? For students to explore this question and local policy making in general, I developed a city council simulation for a state and local government course. This article describes the details of this city council simulation so that it can be easily replicated. Moreover, the goal is for students to move beyond classroom lectures and become more informed participants of local policy making.