The United States Government and the Citizen Participant

 The goal of this assignment is to discuss the role that citizens play in American government. Assignment: Citizen participation is built into the structure of American government in terms of voting. But Americans can and do participate in government in a variety other ways as well. In your post, identify and explain 1 of the ways that citizens can participate in government other than voting. Be sure to use specific examples. Then, reflecting on what you have learned in this course, how can you become more active in the process of government, other than voting? Again, you will need to use specific examples.