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Advocacy

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

Advocacy is the active support of


a cause and the attempt to
persuade others.

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.

• An initiative allows voters to petition to propose


However, some procedures a new law.
allow voters to directly • A referendum allows voters to decide whether or
determine particular laws. not a proposed law should be passed.

• However, others fear that these tools are


Some people believe that inefficient for a variety of reasons.
initiatives and referenda allow
voters to be more involved in
the democratic process.
Voting
To vote in the United States
you must be at least 18 years a resident of the district in
a U.S. citizen
old which you want to register.

Federal laws prohibit voting by non-eligible voters or registering in


more than one district.

It is also important for voters to be informed about the candidates and


their positions in order to make wise decisions.
Voting
Today, registering to vote is easy, but this was not always the case.

In the past, African Americans, women, Native Americans, and people below
the age of 21 were prevented from voting.

In 1971, the Twenty-sixth Amendment to the Constitution lowered the


official voting age from 21 to 18.

In many states, people who have committed serious crimes are prevented
from voting, even after release from jail.

Many Americans who are eligible to vote do not register or participate in


elections.
Campaign Finance Reform

Some people believe that


the process of raising The goal of campaign Campaign finance
money for campaigning finance reform is to reform remains a
must be reformed to prevent corruption in the complicated and
limit the influence of election process. controversial issue.
money on politics.

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