Citizens have little or no role in the government.
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A dictatorship or autocracy would have little or no citizen participation. An oligarchy (rule by a favored few) would have less participation than the typical representative democracy.
Citizen participation is the same as voting in the United States for representatives and Presidents. Under federalism the founding fathers created the Constitution which grants the American Citizen the right to vote and cannot be denied based on race, color, sex, or previous servitude.
Forming an awareness group for pollutants is an example of civic participation in local government.
The responsibilities of a US citizen included civic participation by voting. Also, a citizen is expected to protect American principles and values.
Popular participation in government refers to various shemes that get the public involved in their country's government. It can refer to the democratic election system or systems like the U.S. government's "We the People" petition arrangement.