Democratic Government is an 'Institution'; the 'Bottom' of Democratic Government are 'real' People.

The Top of government, any type of Government, is a political Institution. The Bottom of Government, any type of Government, is constituted by 'real' People. In a Democracy, the duty of Government is to establish a real relation between the Top and the Bottom. That can only be established by setting up 'Institutional forms' that carry out the 'democratic dictates' of Governing. In a Democracy the Institutions must be Democratic, viz., they must protect the Freedom and Equality of every Individual at the bottom. However, the Individuals at the Bottom also have duties, but those duties are generally expressed in 'Freedom and Equality', whereas, the duties of the Top are carefully delineated in the Constitution, and the interpretive practices are applied by the Supreme Court. The 'expressions' of Freedom and Equality, at the Bottom, are not delineated anywhere. That is left up to each and every Individual at the Bottom. That's real 'Freedom and Equality', but that's not to say, that an Individual at the Bottom can do anything s/he dam-well pleases within a Democracy. There are rules, most are established Institutionally, through Laws, Policies, and 'social norms'. The Top Governs Democratically; the Bottom 'lives' democratically. Fortunately or unfortunately, the 'bottom line' in a democratic governmental system is its People. Government, governing, and 'living' in a Democracy, is a 'people thing'. So what can be expected from the people in a Democracy? To be sure, the Individual who is 'enjoying democracy' must also 'practice democracy'. 'Social disruption'; 'Institutional disruption'; 'legal disruption'; and just plain 'disrespect for other human beings' or human institutions cannot be tolerated. Why?, because of the social consequences that can occur within the social. The problematic in 'social unrest' is that the Bottom of Government, viz.,the People, is also divided into 'factions', 'racial groups', or just plain 'divided', and these 'oppositions' demand actions. But, 'opposition' within a democracy is never just among the People at the Bottom; its always between the Top and the Bottom; that is, it involves both, the 'assembled', and the 'enforcers' or the police. The Bottom of government is characterized by a 'condition of togetherness'. The 'condition of togetherness' does not allow for 'divisions' among the 'Many People', based on 'racial', 'economic', 'social', or 'governmental' preferences. Democratic Government protects and defends the Freedom and Equality of 'everyone' in a 'condition of togetherness'.