What evidence does the author provide to show that democracy can allow the
wealthy and powerful to retain power?
In theory, democracy allows
for all citizens to get an equal
say.
Democracy is derived from
the principle of "power to the
people".
The median net worth of U. S.
members of Congress in
2014 was three times as
much as that of similarly-
aged American citizens.
Plato criticized the instability
of democracy as a system.