In what ways does public opinion influence the formation of a democratic society?

A democratic society allows the people to rule themselves. Therefore their public opinion runs the democratic society and if that did not happen then there would be no democratic society. This happens because of voting. This creates the public opinion because it is getting people involved.....which is GOOD! The people express their opinion through that and it forms a democratic society.





Do for your country what your country would do for you.

Fairness and equality will help create a democratic society and will make this country run in a circle.

 
Critical Question: Switch the question around a little bit- How does the private sector influence the formation of a democratic society, or does it influence capitalist better?
 
 
There is an article that I read parts of that interested me about the ways our democratic society was organized. Talking mostly about propaganda, which honestly I think is funny and true at the same time because it's all about business and making it but how you do make it. This article talks about the public opinion and compares it to a private opinion. Here is the citation:
Bernays, Edward. "Propaganda." History Is A Weapon. Web. 18 Feb. 2011.    http://www.historyisaweapon.com/defcon1/bernprop.html.



 
Here is a website to a SNL video that I found that mocks the public opinion. It has Will Ferrell and Alec Baldwin in it. Its a good laugh about politics!
http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/public-opinion/1018683/