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The United States has a two-party system which means it has "two major political parties compete for power" (McGraw-Hill, Section 17.1) but there are still minor parties that exist and still influence the government

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The media broadcast a lot of information about the election and important issues that the people need to know and that the government is working on. Some ways the people use the media to spread their ideas is through protests or through interest groups that share what they fight for.

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People can become a part of an interest group that they agree with their values. This allows the people to help an issue become more public and give them more involvement in the government.

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You have to be a member "to hold an office in a party or to be its candidate for a public office" (McGraw-Hill, Section 17.3) so becoming a member opens doors to become more involved in the government and have more influence.

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The people can register as a member of one of the major political parties which then allows them to become more involved in the party by "contributing money or by doing volunteer work for the party or its candidates" (McGraw-Hill, Section 17.3). Volunteer work may include "from obtaining campaign contributions and publicizing candidates to canvassing voters" (McGraw-Hill, Section 17.3)