Define political participation. Discuss the major forms of political participation in a democracy.
What will be an ideal response?
Political participation refers to the many different ways that people take part in politics and government.?Participation can take the form of traditional means, such as voting, joining a political party, donating to a candidate, keeping informed about government, signing a petition, protesting a policy, and advocating a new law. Many experts argue that participation should also include volunteer work, such as helping out in a homeless shelter or attending meetings of governmental boards.
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a. Marbury v. Madison (1803) b. Ex Parte Bollman (1807) c. Barron v. Baltimore (1833) d. Cramer v. United States (1945)
In the market model of city politics, businesses and residents are akin to __________ in a marketplace
a. consumers b. employers c. employees d. manufacturers
Explain Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan’s “2 percent” solution for Social Security.
What will be an ideal response?
In his dissent in Alden v. Maine (1999), Justice _____ stated, "The proliferation of Government, State and Federal, would amaze the Framers [of the Constitution], and the administrative state with its reams of regulations would leave them rubbing their eyes."
a. John Paul Stevens b. William Rehnquist c. Antonin Scalia d. David Souter