By

citizens can affect the direction of their government.

voting

b. paying taxes

serving on a jury

d. registering with the armed forces

The correct answer is A. By voting citizens can affect the direction of their government.

Explanation:

Voting is a way of decision-making by a group of people, in which a common opinion is formulated by counting the votes of group members.

In a democratic system, voting is carried out in the election of officials and in decisions regarding the community.

Voting can be open or secret. With open voting, it does not hide how one or another participant voted. In a secret ballot, on the contrary, measures are taken to ensure that this information is not available. This excludes the possibility of any control over the will of the voter or pressure on him. This is necessary to protect the voters from persecution. On the other hand, secret voting cannot be verified after the election, which leads to election manipulation and falsification of voting results.