getting youth involved
One great idea for people to do is to take a friend along to a city council meeting. People should ask a good friend to come with them to a meeting so that they can learn about how their city operates behind the scenes. It is important to begin to learn about politics by seeing how things work at a local level. When you live in a city, the city council plays a big role in your life. For example, city ordinances and (more…)
Student Body Government or student council is an extra-curricular activity or club that helps students who are interested in politics learn about the democratic process in a fun, structured environment. Joining this group is a great way to help students develop their leadership skills as well as learn how to interact with faculty and staff on behalf of the student population. It loosely mimics government in that way, because elected government officials represent the citizens in their district so does student government officials. There is an election process where (more…)
