Political Participation and Civic Engagement

Political participation is the process by which individuals or groups attempt to influence the decisions of government.

Volunteering for a political campaign is not a form of political participation because it does not directly involve attempting to influence the decisions of government.

Voting is the act of casting a ballot in an election.

Suffrage is the right to vote.

A political party is a group of people who share a common political goal and work together to achieve it.

An interest group is a group of people who share a common interest and work together to promote that interest.

A lobbying group is a group of people who work to influence government policy on behalf of a particular interest.

A social movement is a large-scale, organized effort to bring about social or political change.

Lobbying is the act of contacting a government official to express one's opinion on a particular issue.

Grassroots organizing is the act of organizing and mobilizing people to take action on a particular issue.

Electoral politics is the act of running for office in an election.

Volunteering is the act of volunteering one's time and effort to help a political candidate or cause.

Campaign finance is the act of donating money to a political candidate or cause.

A boycott is the act of boycotting a product or service in order to express one's disapproval of a company's policies or practices.

A strike is the act of refusing to work in order to protest a company's policies or practices.