Software Reviews : AND IF RE-ELECTED... Reviewed by John Forshee,Western Texas College Publisher: Focus Media,Inc.,839 Steward Avenue,PO Box 865,Garden City,NY 11530 (telephone: [phone] or 800-645-8989) Year of Publication: 1986 Materials: One double-sided diskette with back-up disk,instructions,teaching strategies,student worksheets,and a list of questions used in the simulation in a three-ring binder Price: Not available Availability: Apple II family,IBM PC and PCJR,Commodore 64,and TRS-80 Models III and 4 System Requirements: Not specified except for the IBM,which requires DOS 2 1 or higher Effectiveness: Excellent Documentation: Excellent

Abstract

AND IF RE-ELECTED.. is a presidential-decision-making and re-election simulation of decision-making in crises and of the incumbent president retaining favor with special-interest groups. It is designed for high school students, but could easily be used on the college level. Its strength is that if properly used, it forces students to think and consider cause-and-effect relationships among several variables.