The basic tenet of democracy is that the majority govern. However, as James Madison wrote, "Wherever real power lies in government, there is the risk of persecution." In this new, focused work, Don Bey brings together some of the most effective and corrective theories of the majority of authoritarianism as explained by James Madison, Alexis de Tocqueville, John C.

Calhoun, Dahl, and Lani Guine. In parallel with this structure, Beahm analyzes the main causes of authoritarianism and concludes that while US partisan politics, the establishment of winning provinces, and the voting system can be reformed, the social causes of individual and collective interests may be corrected only through proportional representation..