https://padlet.com/erin_jamison/nlp69oab09yt en-us 2019-05-04 18:16:29 UTC 2025-11-15 14:52:30 UTC hello@padlet.com erin_jamison https://padlet.com/erin_jamison/nlp69oab09yt/wish/356852108 Belonging to a political part allows people to get involved in their government and support the members in their party. Parties give people opportunities to help out like volunteer on campaigns, spreading their information, etc. which lets them have a hand in their government and have more civic involvement. ]]> 2019-05-04 18:19:12 UTC https://padlet.com/erin_jamison/nlp69oab09yt/wish/356852108 erin_jamison https://padlet.com/erin_jamison/nlp69oab09yt/wish/356852118 People join interest joins to be with like minded people and to support and push the ideas the interest group has. Interest groups allow people to be more involved in their government and community and to try to make a change. ]]> 2019-05-04 18:19:19 UTC https://padlet.com/erin_jamison/nlp69oab09yt/wish/356852118 erin_jamison https://padlet.com/erin_jamison/nlp69oab09yt/wish/356852157 The expansion of the media in the last couple of years has drastically changed they way people get involved in their government. Today's technology makes it so much easier to participate in civic activities. ]]> 2019-05-04 18:19:38 UTC https://padlet.com/erin_jamison/nlp69oab09yt/wish/356852157 erin_jamison https://padlet.com/erin_jamison/nlp69oab09yt/wish/357265785 "These online activities include signing online petitions, contacting government officials via e-mail or text, commenting on an online news story or blog post, “liking” or promoting information about political issues on social networks, sharing information about politics, and more" (McGraw-Hill, Section 20.3)]]> 2019-05-06 16:19:36 UTC https://padlet.com/erin_jamison/nlp69oab09yt/wish/357265785