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.

Related MCQs

• A: Political influence is the ability of private individuals and groups to influence, condition, shape and control the authoritative decisions and actions of those who possess the formal-legal authority. B: Such individuals and groups exercise significant influence over particular policy and decision making.
• 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: 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.
• A: Theocracy is considerably different in style and characteristics than secular and democratic forms of government B: Theocratic forms of government usually have a state religion.
• A: Legitimate political authority is the legitimate right of the government to govern, to adopt and enforce public policy decisions in the name of the community. B: Political authority exercised by the government may be legitimate or illegitimate
• 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.
• Which of the following is not a characteristic of political participation?
• Political participation classified in terms of its purpose are of two types. They are:
• Huntington and Nelson political participation includes
• Who popularized the concept of Political Participation?