I. Participation

A. Why and How People Participate
B. Nonparticipation
C. The Struggle for the Right to Vote
D. Voting Patterns

II. Elections

A. Primaries
B. Runoff Elections
C. General Elections
D. Recent State Elections
E. Nonpartisan Elections

III. Election-Day Lawmaking

A. The Initiative
B. The Recall

IV. Citizen Access to Government

A. Open Meeting Laws
B. Administrative Procedure Acts
C. Advisory Committees
D. Citizen Surveys
E. E-Government

V. Volunteerism

VI. The Effects of Citizen Participation