A: The dominant model of Political participation is Civic Voluntarism by Verba which is based on the socio-economic model of participation. B: According to this proponents, people who are better educated and more affluent belonging to not below the middle class are likely to be participants.

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• A: Almond and Verba believe that the study of political participation is an extension to the study of political socialization. B: According to them, political socialization is a process referring to a certain phase of citizen behavior which forces them to get precluded in the political system of the state.
• Consider the following statements about the characteristics of Political participation: (i) Political participation is not just mere interest in politics (ii) It is something voluntary (iii) It concerns activities in governments and politics and not any particular phase and any specific level or area of governance. (iv) Participation is directly related to the quality of democracy. Which of the above statements is/are true?
• A: all forms of participation are not considered to be political participation B: Only when an action is intended to influence the decision making of the government, it may be called political participation.
• Which theory propagates that civic participation will increase only when people feel that the costs of involvement are low while the benefits accrued are higher?
• Which theory viewed participation as virtue in itself, a civic duty expected of very citizen and residents of a country?
• Which of the following is not a characteristic of political participation?
• Huntington and Nelson political participation includes
• Who are most likely to engage in unconventional participation?
• Political participation classified in terms of its purpose are of two types. They are:
• Who popularized the concept of Political Participation?