Heads of government
craftsman
Viashyas
middle class merchants
hope this helps
Jefferson actually said and believed that the people are the most important aspect of the government as the government is of the people for the people. This means that the people chose who will represent them in the government so they have to be involved in order to get the right people in the government. By doing this citizens uphold their responsibility and by participating and concerning with politics they protect their rights and interests.
Then they would be functionilling properly