USA: Ways Citizens can Participate in Politics (explanations)

Question 1

voting in elections

Answer 1

• US citizens aged 18+ have the opportunity to vote for someone to represent them at federal, state + county level
• in federal elections, you vote for the president every 4 years + for congress every 2 years

Question 2

protesting

Answer 2

US citizens are free to speak their mind + can protest, march + demonstrate against laws they disagree with or for matters they feel strongly about in the hope that it’ll bring about change by the government

Question 3

joining one of the 2 main parties in the US: the democrats or the republicans

Answer 3

being a party member lets US citizens take part in the primary elections where they can choose their preferred candidate for president