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1 Linkage Institutions How citizens can participate in a democracy.

2 What is a linkage institution?  A link between citizens and their government.  A democratic society is based on the principle of universalism.  People are not subjects of government, but the sovereigns of government.  To have a voice in the way that our society operates we need:  to be informed  to communicate with those who make the laws  to make judgments about those who make the laws  to change our minds about who create the laws

3 VOTING & CAMPAIGNING in Elections  Participate in state, local and federal elections by voting or campaigning for those running for office.  Run for an office

4 Join a POLITICAL PARTY  Parties represent a large group of people with common ideas and values.  Collectively their ideas make up a platform of several ideas they hope will influence public policy.  They nominate and run candidates for office to help advance their agendas.  They fundraise  Our main parties are the Democrats and Republicans, but smaller Third Parties do occasionally find success in federal elections.

5 Join an INTEREST GROUP  Designed to help promote a certain point of view or issue a group of citizens care about.  They lobby or their members lobby lawmakers to insure new laws support their agenda.  Raise $$$ to support candidates who support them.  You will often see groups supporting both sides (pro and con) of an issue, like gun violence v. gun rights or pro- choice v. anti-choice.  Examples:  NAACP-National Associate for the Advancement of Colored Peoples  NRA- National Riffle Association  NEA- National Education Association

6 Information from MEDIA  TV  Newpapers  Internet  Radio  Photo journalism  Online news  Social Media  Blogs  All provide citizens with various ways to consume information.  What is bias? How do you know if information is reliable?

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