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Campaign Finance and Rules">Campaign Finance and Rules
- Campaign Finance and Rules">Campaign Finance and Rules
U.S. House members and state representatives are elected by district. Those districts are updated each decade after the census in a process known as redistricting.
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Ethics and Accountability">Ethics and Accountability
- Ethics and Accountability">Ethics and Accountability
Democracies require openness and honesty in government. This means government policymaking and institutions function in public view.
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Lobby Reform">Lobby Reform
- Lobby Reform">Lobby Reform
Political advocacy is a cornerstone of democracy. This includes the ability to lobby public officials. However, professional lobbyists may exert outsized influence on policymakers.
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Civic Engagement and Volunteer Service">Civic Engagement and Volunteer Service
- Civic Engagement and Volunteer Service">Civic Engagement and Volunteer Service
Civic engagement can take many forms: individual volunteerism, organizational development and leadership, public service, and electoral participation.
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Safe Driving">Safe Driving
- Safe Driving">Safe Driving
People age 50 and older make 85 percent of their local trips by private vehicle. The vast majority of them hold a driver’s license.
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Transportation Planning">Transportation Planning
- Transportation Planning">Transportation Planning
Transportation planning is the collaborative process of determining how to move people and goods.
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Livable Travel Environments">Livable Travel Environments
- Livable Travel Environments">Livable Travel Environments
Many people, including older adults, live in communities where driving is required. Residential housing is located far from grocery stores, medical offices, and other community features.
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Vehicle Design and Safety">Vehicle Design and Safety
- Vehicle Design and Safety">Vehicle Design and Safety
Older adults are more likely than younger people to die in crashes of the same severity because of their increased frailty.
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Vehicle Automation and Fully Self-Driving Cars">Vehicle Automation and Fully Self-Driving Cars
- Vehicle Automation and Fully Self-Driving Cars">Vehicle Automation and Fully Self-Driving Cars
Today’s cars are incorporating increasing levels of automation to enable a car’s computer—rather than the human driver—to accomplish key driving tasks.
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Community Transportation ">Community Transportation
- Community Transportation ">Community Transportation
All people need access to a variety of travel options. These options should be safe, affordable, dependable, and user friendly. For some people, public transportation services are ideal.