, keeping the political process going" among the disagreeing agencies. They have the ability to evaluate policy and develop opinions outside of party discipline. Institutional group's members follow an unwritten code of conduct that prohibits action that would make the group unfavorable to the higher up members in government.
             The need for minority representation in government is the substructure of interest groups. In a pure democracy a "society consist[s] of a small number of citizens who assemble and administer the government in person" by a majority vote. The uncertainty lies in the fact that there is no protection for the smaller and weaker sections of society. The purpose of interest groups in a democratic system is to represent their members' views against the groups whom share conflicting views, even when the opposition is the majority government.
             The theory of pluralism is based upon four fundamental principles. The first is equal access to the "political process and to the policy making arena," everyone should have an equal right t
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