Chapter 03 - Summary
Advocacy
In addition to using
their voting power,
Advocacy involves citizens in a democracy
strategies aimed at can organize to alert
influencing the creation elected officials to
and implementation of problems in their
laws and policy. communities, states,
and country and work
to promote solutions.
The Art of Advocacy
Choose the
appropriate level of
Use effective
Successful advocates government to
methods of
must be organized which to address
communication
their particular
issue.
Lobbying is
Some people are
However, others Some businesses Anyone can be a protected by the Lobbying is an
concerned that
say that lobbying and lobbyist and try U.S. Constitution attempt to
individuals and
is an effective organizations to convince because it influence the law
special interest
strategy for hire professional lawmakers to involves the right by convincing
groups use the
groups to make lobbyists to vote for or to free speech lawmakers to
lobbying process
their voices advocate their against a and other First vote a certain
to buy the laws
heard. positions. particular issue. Amendment way.
they want.
protections.
Lobbying
Voting
• In general, eligible citizens in a democracy elect
representatives to act on their behalf when
Voting is a basic constitutional making and enforcing laws.
right.
In the past, African Americans, women, Native Americans, and people below
the age of 21 were prevented from voting.
In many states, people who have committed serious crimes are prevented
from voting, even after release from jail.