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 to have their voice heard. Secondly, there must be a conflict between the government and the people which makes it necessary for there to be different interest groups representing different ideas. The third factor is that there must be "fragmentation within society," without which Canada would be made up of like-minded people and there would be no need for minority representation. Finally there must be "neutrality of the State," the government should not show any bias for the interest groups vying for their attention. Pluralism explains the more interest groups there are in a political system, the more likely those groups are to neutralize each other's strengths to make sure the state is to run for an elite few. Instead, the large number of interest groups in a system creates a society for the common good of all citizens. Government is unlikely to ever agree to an issue interest groups desire to change if it threatens to change the economic system of the country, raising the real minimum standard of living for the poorest Canadian.