ABSTRACT
Participation of the citizenry in governing, above and beyond the periodic visit to the voting booth, is no longer left solely to the whims of the public official, or to the exigencies of popular inclination in a particular situation. During the last 35 years, citizen participation has become a mandated activity with respect to an increasing number of public programs. Since the Administrative Procedures Act was adopted in 1946, establishing a policy for the involvement of citizens in the federal arena, legislative requirements have multiplied at all levels of government.
