Chapter 3 Citizen Advocacy

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Chapter 3Citizen Advocacy
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• Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful
  citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the
  only thing that ever has.
• Margaret Mead

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How do YOU get the government to do what YOU want
them to do?
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Lobbying

• Attempts to influence the way the legislature
  votes
• Citizen and professional lobbyists
• Legal and illegal methods
• Wealthy able to buy legislation?

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Voting

• Power to elect legislators, executive, etc.
• Power to create legislation initiative,
  referendum
• Power to remove elected officials - recall

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Can we and should we work to increase voter
turnout?Do problems 3.5 and 3.6