PENDIDIKAN POLITIK BAGI MASYARAKAT SEBAGAI PEMENUHAN HAK KONSTITUSIONAL WARGA NEGARA DI KECAMATAN ALAM BARAJO

Abstract

Community Service Activity (PKM) in the form of political education for the community as a fulfillment of the constitutional rights of citizens in Alam Barajo District, Jambi City, aims to: 1) Increasing community knowledge and understanding in Alam Barajo District, Jambi City so that it has an impact on increasing public participation in politics and decision-making policies at the regional, sub-district and village levels; 2) There is an active participation from the Jambi City government, sub-district government, village government, political parties, the General Election Commission, and others in providing political education for the community in Alam Barajo District both in the form of counseling and socialization as well as regular scheduled social gathering activities for politic educators for the people in Alam Barajo District; 3) Establishment of forums and facilities for public political education in the form of social gathering for political education for the community in Alam Barajo District. PKM activities are carried out through lecture, discussion, and audio-visual methods. The stages of implementing political education activities are carried out through the planning stage and the approach stage. Based on the results of the implementation of PKM activities in the form of political education for the community as a fulfillment of the constitutional rights of citizens in Alam Barajo Subdistrict, Jambi City, it was appreciated by the community, seen from the level of attendance and participation in activity discussions, and it can be concluded that there was an increase in knowledge and understanding of the community in Alam Subdistrict. Barajo Jambi City so that it has an impact on increasing community participation in politics and policy making at the regional, sub-district and village levels in the future.