On the most basic natural terms, a decision making system is evaluated based on it's ability to gain direct the best effective actions that will produce maximum ROI (Return Of Investment) for the person who evaluate the system. This This evaluation is described in detailed in the "[[Participation function|participation function]]"". When a a group is trying to decide the legitimacy of decision system, it will evaluate it according to the ability of individuals and coalitions to influence the group members.

For instance, if a minority-elite members will fill feel that the decision that was taken by the state decision systems produce for the conditions that cause their ROI to be smaller then they could achieve if they have a state of their own, or if they feel that their ROI is negative, they will try to influence the decision making process,and if they will fill that they are unable to influance it, they will delegitimize the state's systems of decision making, in the eyes of the minority members.