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Any act which is intended to have an effect on the established social order is a political act. Political acts can be broken down (roughly) into the following types: Decision-making: attempts to implement or change rules, policies, or procedures through the normal operation of the political system. Examples would be the creation of new laws or statutes by governing bodies or popular vote; filibusters, judicial review or presidential veto to prevent laws from taking effect; election and removal of officials; even political gamesmanship, like gerrymandering and voter fraud, would be attempts to subvert the system from within the system. Civil opposition: attempts to implement or change rules, policies, or procedures through the application of social pressure, outside of normal political processes. Civil disobedience, protests and marches, investigations by newspapers or watchdog groups, or less acceptable forms of behavior (such as terrorism) are all attempts to pressure ruling bodies to make 'proper' decisions. Insurgency and warfare: attempts to implement or change rules, policies, or procedures by forcibly removing the current leadership and/or destroying the current governing institutions. Insurgencies may be separatist (as in the American civil war), may be aimed at changing the power balance within the current system (as with the Zapatista insurgency in Mexico), may be aimed at replacing the current leadership with a new leadership in the same system (as in the British War of the Roses), or may be aimed at overthrowing the system entirely (as with the Communist revolution in China).
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∙ 14y ago
Ashutosh Singh
Citizens can also run for offices or participate in campaigns. Starting at a very local level and running for council positions in small towns or school board positions in local townships are both ways citizens can get directly involved with influencing a community.
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∙ 13y agoA political activity is an activity in which you do something associated with political/government activities.
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∙ 11y agoi think its something to do with the French Revolution complaining about the American revolution in the taxes.
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∙ 13y agoVoting, town-halls, protesting, donating money...
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What is the most powerful act of political participation?
Voting is the most powerful act of political participation
The political purposes of theTaft-Hartley Act of 1947 was?
The political purposes of theTaft-Hartley Act of 1947 was to stop strikes.
Which act prohibit federal employees from engaging in political activity while on duty?
The Hatch Act of 1939 , officially An Act to Prevent Pernicious Political Activities prevents most federal employees from engaging in partisan political activities.
What were the roles of the political organizations such as African Americans?
stamp act and townsun act
What act of congress made it illegal for federal civil service employees o take an active part in political management or political campaigns?
The Hatch Act, passed by Congress in 1939, made it illegal for federal civil service employees to take an active part in political management or political campaigns. The purpose of the act is to maintain a fair and nonpartisan government. Violations of the act can result in disciplinary actions or termination.
What is the Federal Employees Political Activities Act?
The Federal Employees Political Activities Act states that an employee of the Federal government cannot be fired for airing their political views. This allowed employees of the Federal government to participate in political activities on their own time.
Why did the Sedition Act distress many Americans?
It threatened their political rights.
What were the provincial reforms introduced in the Indian Act of 1935 and why this act failed to win appreciation from the various political factions of the Subcontinent?
What were the provincial reforms introduced in the Indian Act of 1935, and why this act failed to win appreciation from the various political factions of the Subcontinent?
What changed the political balance in the South?
amnesty act
Which the following describes a major legacy of the Progressive era?
That the government can act to fix the economic and political problems.that the government can act to fix economic and political problems - novanet
What limits the political involvement of federal employees?
The Hatch Act limits the political involvement of federal employees.
What is political terrorism?
Defining terrorism has always been difficult. One of the criteria for an act being considered a terrorist act is often the use of violence for the furtherence of political or social goals. Political terrorism specifically refers to terrorism whose goal is to effect political change.
