If the context, nation, or order centers on a group of people who have either lost interest in political ideology, or desire to share in the common decision process, then they are not truly represented. This could result in the lack of an appeal of voting, to be involved in litigation, or the lack of proper representation. "In societies where some form of elitism is institutionalized, there democracy cannot breathe easily," (Lane & Ersson 10). This can be common in industrialized societies where a family, a system, or socioeconomic presence of a class is evidenced. Democracy can create a depressed economy, environment, or nation, if the common members feel as though the elitist individuals are using the form of government to benefit those within certain classes or families in society. This was seen historically when the stock market crashed in 1929. Nash states, "The search was to dominate Americans throughout the course of the twentieth century as they sought to achieve the elusive goal of economic and social stability" (Nash 1992, 10-11). Because of the goal of stability through the dominance of the populous, the tension created economic and national strife. A democracy could also struggle in the presence of an extremist theocracy. If there is a national religion, or even the appearance of a national religious value system, broad representation from the residents of the nation cannot be fully realized as the government will be directed by the tenants of the national theocracy. A democracy can also struggle with sub-contexts of a system forming often recognized by a party system. Groups will incorporate based on a political agenda or platform and develop a structure, party, group, organization, of like-minded people, who attempt to influence the decisions or direction...

Other groups form in counter to these organizations, and thus the broad representation that a democracy should represent, becomes narrowed to the perspectives of the proposed parties. "As a result, party systems and governments appear to be in a situation of flux, both in terms of their partisan composition and in terms of public governance," (Keman, 1).
Presently, there are still discussions regarding which form of government is the most viable. "Democratic governments exist in fewer than half the countries of the world, which contained less than half of the world's populations," (Dahl, 1). As can be realized after the analysis of this text, there are advantages to democracy in the fullness of representation in government by its people. There are also challenges as the members of the society ultimately have the power to determine the success of the governmental structure. Regardless, democracy is the most challenging form of government for the members of society, the leaders of the nation, and to establish as the ruling form.

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