USA: Ways Citizens can Participate in Politics (examples) Flashcards

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voting in elections

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for example, in the 2020 US presidential election, over 80 million people voted Joe Biden for president (the most in history)

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protesting

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for example, throughout 2020 in the US there were Black Lives Matter protests against police brutality after the killing of George Floyd

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

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for examples, the democrats tend to be supported by the poor, the unemployed + ethnic minorities, the republicans are more closely linked to the rich, the big business + the middle class

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