1. CITIZEN ADVOCACY
CHAPTER 3

2. ADVOCACY IS DEFINED AS THE ART OF PERSUADING OTHERS

3. LOBBYING
IS A WAY TO INFLUENCING LAWMAKERS BY CONVINCING THEM TO VOTE YOUR WAY
THERE ARE MANY LOBBY AND ADVOCACY GROUPS TODAY

5. VOTING IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ASPECT OF A DEMOCRACY
VOTING HAS CHANGED OVER THE LAST 200YRS
IN 1789, ONLY WHITE, MALE, 21 YR OLD, PROPERTY-OWNERS COULD VOTE

11. How do you feel about electronic voting machines?
pros/cons of electronic voting machines

12. TODAY, ANY CITIZEN OVER THE AGE OF 18 CAN VOTE
THIS IS BECAUSE OF THE 15TH,19TH, AND 26TH AMENDMENTS

13. THERE ARE 3 KEY TERMS IN VOTING
1. INITIATIVE– ALLOWS VOTERS TO PROPOSE A LAW BY PETITION
2. REFERENDUM– A LEGISLATIVE ACT IS VOTED BY THE VOTERS FOR REJECTION OR APPROVAL
3. RECALL– IS REMOVING AN ELECTED OFFICIAL FROM OFFICE