Civic Duty

A civic duty is an action that each citizen owes to their nation, Even if its participating in voting, abiding the nations law, paying the nations tax's for help in the community public services, being in the military as I know that women can sign up to serve their country, and serving on our nations

While there are many hypotheses and theories as to why education is important for democratic citizens, there is common and consistent agreement within the literature since the 1970s. There is consistency in the belief that education provides both the skills to become politically engaged and the knowledge to understand and accept democratic principles leading to correlative effects on party identification on both individual and aggregate levels (Golebiowska 1995; Galston 2004). Angus Campbell and Philip E. Converse (1972) describe education as the universal solvent, strongly and positively correlated with a host of valued civic attitudes and behaviors such as political party or ideology formation.

Knowledge is more than the facts you know, and learning is more than just gathering information. The four keys of learning are critical thinking, independent research, interdisciplinary learning and civic engagement. These elements require real comprehension of the subject, investigation on a personal level, looking at it from all angles and then doing something with the knowledge learned. This class not only required the use of these four pillars, but also has helped instill them in me. Consequently, I am better able to find truths, more prepared for my field and have a greater ability to help and communicate with others.

Within the political world, education is a major factor in whether or not someone votes. According to the table, the higher someone’s education level, the more likely they are to vote in an election. For example, the survey shows that 64% of those with a high school education voted, while 85% of those with a college degree voted. In addition, other factors affect one’s likelihood to vote, such as gender. Historically, women are more likely to vote in election than men are.

The community we grow up in shapes our life experiences and it is important to give back to those around us. We hope that when we look back on our lives the world was made better place. Life changing civic engagement agencies like There With Care help to improve the lives for families of children with critical illnesses. The programs There With Care provides captures the ideas and messages of civic engagement. Showing how kindness can create a positive social impact in the world.

Political engagement is a must for anyone in today's society who would like to make a difference. Through political engagement voters can contribute more than just a vote. They can commit their time, ideas, and efforts to make the change that they seek. In today's world that is so interconnected through social media, high tech apps, and instant coverage on any issue in the world the options are endless for people to get involved in political engagement.

United States Institute of Peace. “Civic Participation and Empowerment.” 8.8 Necessary Condition: Civic Participation and Empowerment.

The middle class is mainly represented in civic engagement. Consequentially, participatory activities can lead to

One could say that a person's extent of political power can be seen through their representation in government; therefore, by evaluating their influence on policy, it can be assessed whether certain groups have used more of their political power than others. A study produced by Martin Gilens, author of Affluence and Influence, showed that if governments were more interested in educated people rather than the most affluent, then education would have a more decisive link to policy making. However, the study reveals that income has a greater influence on policies than in education. As can be seen by the chart, the people that fall in the 90th percentile of income have a greater

A newly introduced concept of government, a totalitarian democracy, holds elections to establish political hierarchy yet governors rely on their own intuition instead of the voices of its constituents to determine what serves in the best interest of society (Browne 17). The elected officials may be impeached by a vote of the people and replaced with an individual presumed to be more competent, much like the republic system in place, but that summates the limited power of the citizens.

The next section discusses how public engagement in the form of citizenship must be examined. Public engagement is not a static set of concepts, but instead a fluid, dynamic process of interaction that occurs at a personal level. Consequently, it is different from person to person and must be treated specially.

Voting is a hugely important concept that shapes many societies, more specifically countries in the west. To countries like Canada and the U.S the right to vote is single-handedly the most important right in our and many other democracies. According to The Foundational Importance of Voting, by Professor Joshua A. Douglas, of the University of Kentucky College of Law, “When a group of citizens collectively elects its representatives, it affirms the notion that we govern ourselves by free choice. An individual 's right to vote ties that person to our social order, even if that person chooses not to exercise that right. Voting represents the beginning; everything else in our democracy follows the right to vote. Participation is more than just a value. It is a foundational virtue of our democracy” (Douglas, 2013). Over the course of this paper, the good and bad about the county 's electoral system will be examined but ultimately the argument

These well-educated individuals will watch the newscasts, read the articles on governmental action or inaction, and listen to the radio hosts who speak on the issues and seem to support their way of thinking. They will argue with friends, family or co-workers and utter phrases like "I can't believe (insert politician name here) did that" or "we really need to fix . . ." or "We need to do something about . . . because they can't get away with it." Tying in the previous argument that well-educated individuals have more to lose and are therefore, more law-abiding, these individuals will do little more than debate. These individuals value their socioeconomic status too much to risk it by protesting in the streets demanding for the resignations of corrupt politicians or politicians who act against the Constitution. This makes for a more easily governed society because they will not rise up against the government.

Being an active citizen is something that everyone in the United States is required to be, yet not everyone actually is one. Many people may believe that just voting is enough to be a good citizen, but voting is actually the least of their duties. Citizens have a set of rights and responsibilities, including the right to participate in decisions that affect public welfare. Being an active citizen means that people get involved in their local communities and democracy at all levels, from their town to nationwide activity. This can be volunteering to clean up the park or street, or educating students on democratic values, skills and participation. Active citizenship is a mixture of knowledge, attitude, skills and actions that aim to contribute to building and preserving a democratic society. When citizens speak up about problems in their communities, public officials take notice and may take action to answer their concerns, which empowers the citizens of the community.

This paper discusses the crucial issue of electoral systems and their peculiar utility to the effective representation in the national legislature (and even the executive) of the diverse interests within the state. This discussion is in no way novel as it has been one of the most age-old and fundamental questions in the study of politics. Controversially, it can be said that before the question of how the state and state sovereignty (popularly led by John Locke and Thomas Hobbes) gained traction, the question of who must govern the state and how that governor must be chosen had already enjoyed some dissection.