Public consultations are undertaken as part of a constitutional process to actively seek input from citizens and organized groups on constitutional content and the constitution-making process. In a participatory process, constitution-making body (CMB) communications on their activities, civic education and public consultations are interdependent tasks. These participatory mechanisms have the potential to assist CMBs to develop two-way feedback mechanisms, to give due consideration to informed citizen input and to enable citizens to understand the decisions reflected in the new/revised constitution.