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Active participation in civic life is what makes democracy in America work. This Web Site and accompanying fact sheet provides key information on five themes of civic engagement, including political action, service, participating in a group, connecting to information and current events, and social connectedness, and highlights findings on volunteering, voting, connections between civic themes, and other components that help promote civically healthy communities.

The health of a democratic society may be measured by the quality of functions performed by private citizens -Alexis de Tocqueville