Switching Tactics: How Have Interest Groups Changed the Way that Americans Participate in PoliticsGillion, Daniel Quentiz
In this lesson, learn how you can participate in government as a citizen of Ohio. Discover how voting is important, how you can donate time to a campaign, change laws, and even run for a government office. Voting in Ohio Politics surrounds our daily lives. We hear about national politic...
When you stand back at a sufficient distance, you can see ideas spreading through groups of people like waves. The most obvious are in fashion: you notice a few people wearing a certain kind of shirt, and then more and more, until half the people around you are wearing the same shirt. ...
How was representative government limited in the American colonies? How is the Mayflower Compact an example of representative government? How is a federal government typically created? How do American citizens participate in politics? How did the spoils system help the government?
Our kids can gain valuable knowledge about being responsible citizens and kind, global-minded humans through many of these channels. How to help children use social media in a healthy way With so many established positive and negative aspects of social media, it’s important to create a ...
What does it mean to influence the government? Why should active citizens participate in government? Let's consider the consequences of political decisions on our everyday lives. Can you think of examples from your everyday life...
The concept of citizenship was born in the city-states of Ancient Greece; specifically, in Athens. Greek education at the time was designed to instruct citizens in the values, intellectual frameworks, and habits-of-mind required to be free men. That is, to actively participate in the political...
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the vast differences in approaches to the control and containment of coronavirus across the world and has demonstrated the varied success of such approaches in minimizing the transmission of coronavirus. Whil
Related article Keep an eye on these fights over who can vote and how in key states Lastly, think about the deterrence effect for noncitizens, whether they’re documented or undocumented, against illegal voting. If they’re undocumented, they might have come here under great risk and great ...
“We recognize the world is moving fast, and that they need time and maybe a little encouragement to catch up. Our fellow citizens deserve the same grace we hope they’ll extend to us.” That is, Obama continued, “how we can build a true Democratic majority.” The challenge f...