We'll be breaking down political participation to it's fundamentals, so we get a better understanding of what it truly means.

1. What is the
most effective
form of
political
participation
By: Ravico

2. Goals for the people
● To have a clear understanding of what political participation is.
● How it affects our country.
● For both young women as well as women at mid-level and decision making /
leadership positions.
● Convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women.
● These programs create an environment where women can advocate on matters
of policy, run for political office, be elected, govern effectively, and participate
meaningfully in every facet of civic and political life.
● What is the difference of Civil Participation and Political Participation.

3. What is Political Participation?
Participation in the political process
through being connected to
government- such as voting, donating,
money to a candidate, or contacting a
politician.

4. Other Vocabulary
Voting- A form of political participation where in citizens choose who should be
placed in power, or what policies should be
Protest- An organized demonstration by citizens aimed at voicing a specific public
opinion, or supporting specific public policy
partisanship- the act of politicians remaining loyal to their party on public policy
should be.

5. What makes a person politically active?
In a small group talk for 2 minutes
political participation simply to put it means to politically make his/ hers opinion
known to others.

6. Different type of ways to political participate
1) Protesting
2)Having strong beliefs about each presidential candidate.
3) Voting
4) Public consultations
5) Donating for a cause
6) Holding an official public position

7. Understanding
what's going on:
Understanding all political situations,
whether it's who's running for
president or whether gay marriage and
marijuana will be legalized in all 50
states. staying updated on the country's
news.

8. Politically Participated Alumni
First African American Female Lawyer:
Charlotte E. Ray
Martin Luther King Jr

9. Civic Participation vs. Political Participation
Civic Participation- Participating in the political process through being connected to
other people such as protesting, civil disobedience, forming interest groups, and
boycotts in the south during civil rights movement.
VS.
Political Participation- Participating in the political process through being
connected to government -such as voting, donating money to a candidate, or
contacting a politician.

10. Political Participation and Economic Success
● The United Nations Development
Programme's Index of Human
Development is on the y-axis, and the
percentage of the population that
votes and says they join petitions,
boycotts, or protests (averaged
together) is on the x-axis.
● The graph only includes countries
with a history of real elections, and it
misses most poor countries, because
they don't participate in the World
Values Survey.