The subject of this paper came by way of an interest in the concept of  corruption in democratic regimes and a concern for the health of the American  democratic system. Today, the age-old cry of corruption and abuse by government  can be heard in almost any forum of media. With this concern, it would seem  
appropriate to look these claims of corruption and downfall with the facts available  to prove either validity or hyperbole. Some may say that these claims of national degradation are false or are an over exaggeration of problems that all regimes face  at some time. Other invoke images of Orwell’s 1984, control of government by corporations, and a cry for revolution and change.