What is civic engagement?

Read the PowerPoint and notes. Click on the blue links to access these. Then, answer the questions below in a Word document and submit your file to this drop box.Questions:What is a society? How is it separate from a government?What is the social contract?How is power shared between a nation’s society and government in a democracy?What is civil society? What is its purpose in a country?What is civic engagement? Why are both knowledge and engagement important elements of civic engagement?What are some ways that individuals participate in a democracy?What are the 5 indicators of the civic health of a country?How do you participate in civic engagement? Do you engage in political action, group participation, and/or social connectedness?Would you consider yourself engaged in society and your community? Explain why (or why not).