Question: |
What is the citizen's role in U.S. government? |
Category: |
Politics > Government |
Keywords: |
US, U.S., the United States, citizen, role, government, people |
Type: |
what |
Rating: (2 ratings) Views: 364 Discussions: 0 In Watch Lists: 1 |
|
|
Answer:
|
The U.S. government is the basis for a participatory democracy, which Abraham Lincoln described as a government made "of the people, by the people, and for the people." Under the Constitution, U.S. citizens have the right to influence public policy. In addition to this, citizens have constitutional responsibilities, such as obeying laws and paying taxes.
The right to vote allows citizens to help choose the officials who will determine public policy. Another way citizens can participate in the electoral process is by contributing their time and money to campaigns to help nominate and elect the candidates they support. The active role of the citizen in the electoral process helps to ensure the legitimacy of a government based on democratic principles.
|
Read more questions from WISTEME through
|
|
Add to Groups Add to Watch Lists Share Question
|
|
What is the citizen's role in U.S. government?
|
|
|
|
More Readings :
|
|
|
Question ID: ${question.id} Current Version: ${question.version} |
{for qh in questionHistory} {if qh.status == 'r'} {else} {/if} {/for}
ID |
Topics |
Replies |
Latest Post (ET) |
{if dlist!=null} {for d in dlist} {/for}
${parseInt(d_index)+1} |
${d.sentence} |
${d.replyNum} |
${d.lastestDate} |
|
{for k in d.discussionPost} {var x=0;} {eval} while(k.id>0){ {x=x+30;} k.id--; } {/eval} {/for}
|
${k.content}
by ${k.createdByNickname} ${k.createdDate} [reply]
|
|
|
|
{else}
{/if}
|