Sponsored Topics. Santaquin is a city in Utah County, Utah, United States. It is part of the ProvoâOrem, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 4,834 at the 2000 census, while the 2008 estimates placed it at 8,400. Santaquin is located at 39Â°58â²29â³N 111Â°47â²4â³W / 39.97472Â°N 111.78444Â°W / 39.97472; -111.78444 (39.974758, -111.784362).
Influencing Legislators or Other Policy Makers. In order to achieve a legislative advocacy goal, advocates must influence legislators or members of parliament, government officials and other policy makers. Advocates should also reach out to their constituents and allies to ask them to influence policy and decision-makers.
Lobbying (often by lobby groups) is a form of advocacy where a direct approach is made to legislators on an issue which plays a significant role in modern politics. Research has started to address how advocacy groups in the U.S. and Canada are using social media to facilitate civic engagement and collective action.ifferent contexts in which advocacy is used: 1  In a legal/law context: An 'advocate' is the title of a specific person who is authorized/appointed (in some way) to speak on behalf of a person in a legal process. 2  See advocate.