U.S. Politics
In the early years of America’s nationhood, individualism and individual rights were valued above all else. Citizens of the United States wanted as little governmental interference in their lives as possible and believed that people should be free to make of their lives whatever they could. Today, most people in the United States recognize the need for government control of such things as schools, roads, and national defense, but citizens disagree about where to draw the line when it comes to the size and scope of government’s involvement.