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Are all americans equally able to become engaged in government? what factors might make it more possible for some people to become more engaged than others? what could be done to change this? all americans are not equally able to become engaged in government.
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It's been observed that young people hesitate the most to participate in any kind of political activity.
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They feel that government has no interest in their opinion or that their vote doesn't matter.
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Another reason for less involvement of some people could be that they believe in individualism, more than collectivism.
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They don't bother much about group welfare and are only concerned about their personal lives.
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This lack of awareness is a major factor here.
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People have no idea about the prevailing issues and their rights and how important it is for them to be actively involved in these matters in order to make their country and their lives better.
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In order to increase involvement, we need to increase awareness.
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People of america need to be more informed and aware as citizens, especially the younger people.
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The sensitivity for issues has to be increased in order for people to be pushed to get involved and participate actively.
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The easiest and most youth -friendly ways to participate is through things like online polls, mailing government representative about their concerns, interests, or ideas, participating in political blogs, or signing online petitions.
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The benefits of increased participation are many.
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The major benefit could be effective functioning of government.
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When people let the government know both their concerning issues and their interests, then only government will be able to act upon them.
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In other words, if we don't let our government representatives know what our concerns and our interests are, how can we expect them to take those things into consideration and act upon them? after participation would help influence government policies in the best interest of the people, because again, once they know what our concerning issues are and what our interests are, they can act in our best interest upon those things...