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The Government Game – student instruction sheet
Your political party gained control of parliament in the last general election 4 years ago. You have no
majority in parliament anymore and are faced with a rate of inflation at 0%. Your unemployment rate
stands at 0% and economic growth at 0% per annum.
Your Prime Minister has given you total power to run the economy over the 12 months running up to
the general election and hopes that a successful economy will earn your party re-election.
You have a list of 28 potential policies. You must choose one of these policies every month for a
maximum number of 12 months (at which point there is a general election and the game ends).
Each time that you choose a policy you must tell the tutor in charge of the game and they will enter
your choice into a computer. Your choice will affect the rate of inflation, unemployment and economic
growth. This will give you a ‘Government Score’ and change the opinion poll ratings and amount of debt
that you have.
Rules
You can not choose a policy more than once.
The winning player/team is the one with the HIGHEST Government Score. However, you must win your
General election at the end of the 12 months in order to stand a chance of winning. Should there be a
tie for the highest government score, the student/team with the highest government score AND the
