What Do You See As The Root Or Underlying Cause That Accounts For The Citizen Participation?

Throughout the years we have seen a decline in civic participation and duty in the United States. People can argue many different reasons on why there has been a decline in civic duty and participation, but the most influential causes are due to electoral campaigning, parental socialization, as well as news sources. These three issues have lead to a generational decline in United States political participation and these issues need to be fixed. If we cannot find a way of fixing these issues, our nation will see democracy slip through its fingers. On a road to solving our nation’s political participation problem the first stop would have to be fixing news sources.

More studied than the effect of felon disenfranchisement on individuals is the effect on the wider community. These laws diminish the voice of the Black community in multiple ways. First, they generally dilute the power of the Black vote, particularly because the disenfranchised population of a city tends to be concentrated in relatively few neighborhoods. For example, a 1992 study “showed that 72% of all of New York State's prisoners came from only 7 of New York City's 55 community board districts,” and a 2003 study showed that “53% of Illinois prisoners released in 2001 returned to Chicago, and 34% of those releases were concentrated in 6 of 77 Chicago communities.” This is problematic because, as law professor Debra Parkes summarizes: “When the views of one group are systematically cut out of the political process, the public debate will be skewed.” When the disenfranchised are concentrated in few neighborhoods, the political power of those neighborhoods is reduced.

For a few days after I moved to DC, I wondered what actions I can do to illustrate the concept of “civic engagement.” I thought it was a broad term, maybe because I was not familiar with the American term. However, when I took the time to look over the exceptional amount of things I learned and done in Washington DC, it was easy to write this paper.

During the last century, American involvement toward civic are falling into a slump. This could mark a new era of history for democracy but the question is what happens when only about 5% of American will take part in civic. Since World II American civic engagement are greater and they are more likely to trust their government and community but over time the people trust is beginning fall. What could have caused this trust issue? Well, the problem here is over time the people begin to see a lot lies the government feed them, for an example, the Vietnam war was one of the reason that caused American reduce their trust the government as bomb the country with a lot of civilian casualties but the government only showed American the shooting part.

Public participation is an important aspect of any community and benefits realized from inculcating it in the system of any public setup treats any possible problem. Some of the core merits any public institution produces is enabling the community to participate in decision-making and planning. For this reason, they are more likely to interact with established mechanisms. Moreover, apart from helping bring about a sense of community, public participation enables institutions to set goals and objectives that suit that long-term service delivery. San Diego Unified district school is among the many educational centers in the United States that have embraced this useful method to warrant continuous progress. Therefore, they recently organized a school board meeting on 27th September 2016 to provide an update on what was going on in the institution as well give the public an opportunity to discuss their concerns and contributions. This paper analyzes the nature and role of public participation in uniting the community and institutions that serve its members. Evidently, although the meeting had some hitches in terms of short notices and low ethnic representation, it was successful because the community and the institution discussed agenda and non-agenda matters and settled for proposals to increase engagement in the future.

The role of the citizen review board is a form of citizen participation, who review government activities. Citizen oversight sustains more complaints about police officers, more officers are being found guilty for their behavior and are disciplined, discipline leads to greater deterrence, and it brings a much more satisfaction to the community and it improves the police public image. The police union relation to police behavior is to improve communication and improve the quality of life for police practitioners. Also, the improvement of salaries can attract better qualified police recruits and continue to help skilled veteran officers to be better than before. Lastly, the police subculture are set of beliefs, values, attitudes, and behaviors

Citizen participation is the basis that keeps the United States of America functional based on the outline of the government provided in the Constitution. In 1788 when the Constitution was ratified, it was declared the American government should be controlled by the consent of the people, also known as popular sovereignty. Popular sovereignty is dependent on citizens’ participating in their government, and popular sovereignty can only properly work if the people actually take part in the government they have established. As an active citizen in the government, it is every citizen's responsibility to play a role and take action in their community. A responsible citizen will see it as their obligation to participate and be motivated to continuously

Like in every relationship when things are not working, there is not one side to blame. The government and citizens are dancing a song that is no longer working, however, we keep dancing it. After the lecture on Government and Transparency, I realized that we as citizens are the ones who have the obligation to initiate these conversations because we, out of our lack of education about our rights and lack of initiative to change what was not acceptable within our communities, have enabled our governments to behave in ways that are unacceptable for the good and well-being of

Citizen participation in the government is not a right given to all citizens worldwide. The model of democracy is often taken for granted by Americans, but the ability to elect government officials and voice opinions on government initiatives and referenda is an incredible opportunity in the United States of America. We, as citizens, have an ability to ignite change, reform the government, and build a country that we believe in and are proud of. Therefore, the right to vote should not be taken lightly. All people afforded this right should take full advantage of the opportunity and truly invest in the government. Political participation depends on multiple factors, one of the most influential being socioeconomic status.

They’re many reasons why it is vital to participate in civics and political events. One reason is that in America, we are the ones who “make up” the government and we have the privilege to choose our “leader” or president. Before World War II, Adolf Hitler won an election and as a result many individuals die, and as Bernie Sanders proclaimed “ So what I learned as a little kid is that politics is, in fact, very important.”

On balance, the evidence suggests that participation in politics is important for many reasons. In the 21st century it is increasingly important fr people to to participate and encourage change.

The twentieth century brought about much change for the United States of America, both economic and social. After World War I, the Great Depression wreaked havoc on Americans nationwide, and they turned to the government for help. It was through policies like President Roosevelt’s New Deal that set the United States on the path towards recovery, through major economic reforms and the creation of programs to create jobs. These programs built American infrastructure such as dams, bridges and roads, even though the means for passing these laws was anything but traditional. After World War II, the people were mobilized to start to call for equality. Women came together in search of equal rights, with their male counterparts in the workplace, and the African American population came together simply so they may be treated as fellow Americans. This paper will show that the common thread among the mobilization each decade of the twentieth century is the population’s discontent with the way things are, and a desire for those things to change.

The challenges that I see in today's world that could be improved by political action is not enough people are being heard. I believe in many cases their is a disconnect between the voters and their representatives. Representatives are making decisions based on what they think is the best

Everyone is entitled to lessen the negative impacts of prominent issues in society. I have contributed to lessening the negative impact of issues in healthcare and poverty through civic-engagement. I’ve work in the pharmacy of Urban Ministries to provide medications for underprivileged citizens, lead simulating activities within Pruitt Health to increase the quality of treatment of the elderly, and provide nutritious meals within Clemson Community Care and a locally based organization called With Love from Jesus. Moreover, I’ve spearheaded campaigns promoting the development of school based health centers and lead drives catered to the needs of my community. These volunteer experiences developed my passion for service, which contributed to

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.