From the simple act of voting; to lobbying to affect
political decisions, civic participation has a big influence on policy making
and the political process in the United States. Civic participation for
instance affects policy making and legislation. Elected officials’ role is to
represent their constituents. As such, they make policies that are consistent
with the wishes of the constituents lest they lose elections.
It is true. Because no one wanted to take the rugged journey all the way across the united states, especially because there was no continental railroad yet.
Just an idea for you to work with - but depending where you live certain fruits and vegetables may be scare enough that the price would rise because what is there has to be imported. IE., tomatos are least expensive in the summer and expensive in the winter and also don't taste as good as homegrown.
Here's another - during hurricane season the price of plywood rises because it is scarce (depends on where you live) The trickle down economy of this in the case of an active hurricane season means that all lumber products become scarce and more expensive - even that wooden 24" shelf at Home Depot will cost you more $.
