55.What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?
55.美国人参与到他们民主中去的两大途径是？
Answer: Vote; Join a political party; Help with a campaign; Join a civic group; Join a community group;
答案：投票；加入政党；协助竞选活动；加入公民团体；加入社团；
Give an elected official your opinion on an issue; Call Senators and Representatives;
向当选官员表达你对某一问题的看法；给参议员和众议员打电话；
Publicly support or oppose an issue or policy; Run for office; Write to a newspaper
公开支持或反对某一问题或政策；竞选公职；给报社写信
Explanation: The United States has a representative democracy, which means that citizens vote for people who will represent them in the government, making laws and decisions that reflect (or are the same as) what the citizens want.
解释：美国是代议制民主，这就意味着公民选出在政府中代表他们的人，这些人创立的法律和作出的决定都是公民意志的反映（或和什么是一样的）T)&FVg+b_gnh[。
If Americans do not participate in their democracy, then the laws won't reflect what they want.
如果美国人不参与到他们的民主中去，那么各种法律就不会是他们意志的反映!EAZq@tK6iw。
That is why civic involvement (or participation in government) is extremely important in the United States.
这就是为什么公民参与（或参与到政府中去）在美国是极其重要的X=Ny&PGnGuhL24U。
The most basic (or easiest and simplest) type of civic involvement is to vote, but some people are much more politically active (or involved in government and politics).
最基本的（或最容易且最简单的）公民参与类型是投票，但有些人却更加政治活跃（或参与到政府和政治中去）+(!!ew-V]zby;9dRCYFM。
Many people choose to join a political party, which is a group of people who have similar beliefs about what the government should do and want to get power for their group in the government.
许多人会选择加入一个政党，也就是一群对政府该怎么做方面意见一致且希望他们党在政府中获得更多权力的人&z5CD2gcR|y。

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