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Questions:

• How are the citizens like you influenced by media, including social media regarding public policy? Is this influence appropriate?
• How does this influence shape people's involvement in local, state, or federal policies?
• How much potential do you see in the political mobilization of citizens via the Internet, either during election campaigns or for specific advocacy campaigns between elections?
• Are ordinary citizens well represented by interest groups, or do certain groups have privileged access at the expense of others?

Expectations and Criteria for Success:

Your discussion post should answer each question above in at least two to four sentences. Successful posts will answer each question with specific examples and details from the assigned sources. At least two references should be used including the course text.

After your initial post, you should respond to at least two classmates' posts. All posts should be encouraging and respectful with proper grammar usage.

Your discussion posts should provide in-text citations for any paraphrased and/or directly quoted material. Parenthetical references at the end of the sentence using said material are sufficient. Use accurately one style of citations (MLA, ASA, or APA).