Politics and the Role of the Citizen: Individual Agency and Mediating Institutions

Who is automatically a citizen of the United States?

• anyone who visits here

• anyone who can take a test

• anyone born here

• anyone who wants to be

What form of government has means that we elect representatives to govern us?

• republic government

• democratic government

What is one way can you participate in our government?

• voting

• sleeping

• watching movies

• reading books

What is the number 1 thing you can do to be a good citizen?

• be educated

• be ignorant

• ignore the politics

• vote for the guy with the nicest shoes

Is the USA a republic?

• yes

• no

It refers to the theory, art, and practice of government.

• Society

• Culture

• Politics

• Sociality

These are not only limited to public offices as these also include how institutions like schools, churches, or companies are ran and governed.

• Political Phenomena

• Sociality

• Social Phenomena

• Political Change

It is the study of politics and power from domestic, international, and comparative perspectives.

• Anthropology

• Political Science

• Sociology

• Political Sociology

The idea that society is an agreement between citizens and government.

• Social Contract

• Government

• Rights

• Duties

One way individuals can influence public policy is by

• participating in politics

• expressing opinions

• joining interest groups

• all of these