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Citizen
Participation    

Local, State, and National Government

You have learned that citizens in New York State have many opportunities to participate in local, state, and national governments.

Click on the word Local, State, or National to name the government described in the question.

** Be sure to click on the "x" in the corner of the pop up picture to close it!

Local

State

National

 

Which government provides services such as garbage pick-up and regulates things such as curfews and parking restrictions?

Local

State

National

       

In which government election would you vote for a member of the Assembly to serve in Albany?

Local

State

National

 

If you wrote to a lobbyist in Washington D.C. to make your wishes known, what government would you be addressing?

 

Local

State

National

If a road in your city needs to be repaired, a department from what government should be contacted?

Local

State

National

All of the above

 

In which of the governments can citizens make their ideas or opinions known, by writing letters, e-mails, signing petitions, and voting?

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