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Participation

What are all of the ways you can participate in politics?

What do you need to do in order to vote?

Probability of voting = Benefit - Cost

What resources do you need to have in order to participate? Information Interest Time Money Civic Skills

What is social capital? The norms and trust that develop from interpersonal social relationships A byproduct of other activities, not something created on its own

Why the decline of social capital?

What are ways we can build social capital?

What does a healthy democracy really need? Can you have a healthy democracy with high levels of voter turnout but a weak social fabric? Can you have a healthy democracy with a strong social fabric and weak political participation? Which do you think has a bigger potential affect on the health of democracy, having an informed citizenry, or having close-knit communities?