2008 civics test · Question 55 of 100 · Rights and Responsibilities
What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?
In Chinese 说出美国人参与民主的两种方式。
Official answers
- vote投票
- join a political party加入政党
- help with a campaign协助竞选活动
- join a civic group加入公民团体
- join a community group加入社区团体
- give an elected official your opinion on an issue就某个议题向民选官员表达你的意见
- call Senators and Representatives给参议员和众议员打电话
- publicly support or oppose an issue or policy公开支持或反对某个议题或政策
- run for office竞选公职
- write to a newspaper给报社写信
Any one of these answers is accepted unless the question asks for more than one.
Why this is the answer
In a democracy, people take part in government in many ways besides voting. Americans can join a political party, help with a campaign, join civic or community groups, contact their Senators and Representatives, publicly support or oppose a policy, write to a newspaper, or run for office themselves. Name any two from the official list.
Source: USCIS 100 Civics Questions (PDF)