&gt; We are the government, and if you choose not to help make it what you want, it gets made for you by people who don&#x27;t appreciate your point of view.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;journals.cambridge.org&#x2F;download.php?file=%2FPPS%2FPPS12_03%2FS1537592714001595a.pdf&amp;code=e1cbce73ff321566ef0a6e06d5ccf9fa" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;journals.cambridge.org&#x2F;download.php?file=%2FPPS%2FPPS...</a><p>&gt; Our analyses suggest that majorities of the American
public actually have little influence over the policies our
government adopts. Americans do enjoy many features
central to democratic governance, such as regular elections,
freedom of speech and association, and a widespread
(if still contested) franchise. But we believe that if
policymaking is dominated by powerful business organizations
and a small number of affluent Americans, then
America’s claims to being a democratic society are seriously
threatened.