A soccer referee hears an assistant's report, applies the rules and makes the final call on a goal. Which method is this?

• One person makes the decision
• Everyone casts and counts a vote
• Everyone agrees after discussion

A class agrees on one vote each and chooses the pet name with the most votes. Children make their choices and count the votes. Which method is this?

• One person makes the choice
• People choose by counted votes
• People talk until all accept a plan

In consensus, everyone accepts the shared plan, even if it is not everyone's favourite.

Which sentence describes a possible trade-off of consensus?

• It seeks everyone's agreement but may take time
• It gives one person control and skips other views
• It counts each vote and uses the agreed winning rule

A school wants all 200 children to help choose a library helper. They cannot meet at once. They agreed on one vote each and a highest-vote rule. Which method fits?

• Have one child choose for the whole school
• Wait for all children to agree in one meeting
• Collect each child's vote and count them

The fire-drill alarm sounds. The teacher gives directions from the school's safety plan. What should the class do?

• Count a class vote before following the exit plan
• Follow the teacher and the school's safety plan
• Let each child choose any exit without asking an adult

All five club members agree to keep a new child out of their game. One says, 'We all agreed, so our plan must be fair.' Which reply checks that claim?

• Everyone agrees, so the plan must be fair to all
• Agreement does not make a harmful plan fair
• Only plans chosen by a vote can harm other people

A club president makes quick choices without asking members. The members say their views were left out. What trade-off does this example show?

• Slow discussion, with everyone's agreement reached
• Counted votes, with every member choosing freely
• Quick choices, with members' views left out