What are some ways people participate in the political process?

By voting in an election
Applying for a position

There are many ways to participate in political process, one of the easiest ways is to go out and vote for a school district proposition or voting for your local mayor. Other ways you can participate in the political process is by persuading someone to vote for a local,state, or national candidate, to run for a local or state office yourself, reading/researching research on types of government than sharing your thought, attending school/town board meeting and telling them what you think would be done to make it a better place, etc.