Do we really have a democracy? Well, society is too large to have direct democracy. Even representative democracy is hard to achieve on such a large scale. Look at the voter turnout in the United States. It is lower than ever. If ordinary citizens aren't making policy who is? One answer is the Elite Theory. The Elite Theory is a theory that states that the elite of society controls public policy. If the Elite Theory …showed first 75 words of 1065 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1065 total…the working man doesn't have as much control over policy as the elite does, it may be better this way. The working man doesn't have the time to sit down and ponder public policy. He is to busy trying to feed his family. A person who is an elite has the time to sit down and think about public policy. This will lead to better decisions and people will be better off in the end.