Citizens can have an initiative which can put your law on the ballot to be voted on which in the end with enough signatures or votes your law may become true and realized as a real law.
In psychology, this is called social loafing. It happens when a person wants to work alone without any group to help. However, this attitude can be reduced through a more controlled situation like simplified activities, small group, communication, and feedback.
Due to social forces, the supreme court overturned a precedent in deciding the Brown vs. Board of Education case.