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CITIZEN ADVOCACY CHAPTER 3
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ADVOCACY IS DEFINED AS THE ART OF PERSUADING OTHERS
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LOBBYING IS A WAY TO INFLUENCING LAWMAKERS BY CONVINCING THEM TO VOTE YOUR WAY THERE ARE MANY LOBBY AND ADVOCACY GROUPS TODAY
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VOTING IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ASPECT OF A DEMOCRACY
VOTING HAS CHANGED OVER THE LAST 200YRS IN 1789, ONLY WHITE, MALE, 21 YR OLD, PROPERTY-OWNERS COULD VOTE
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How do you feel about electronic voting machines?
pros/cons of electronic voting machines
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TODAY, ANY CITIZEN OVER THE AGE OF 18 CAN VOTE
THIS IS BECAUSE OF THE 15TH,19TH, AND 26TH AMENDMENTS
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THERE ARE 3 KEY TERMS IN VOTING
1. INITIATIVE– ALLOWS VOTERS TO PROPOSE A LAW BY PETITION 2. REFERENDUM– A LEGISLATIVE ACT IS VOTED BY THE VOTERS FOR REJECTION OR APPROVAL 3. RECALL– IS REMOVING AN ELECTED OFFICIAL FROM OFFICE
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