The men who created our government were suspicious of government. They feared any restrictions of individual liberty. They were more interested in preventing the accumulation of power than in promoting its efficient use. Thus, they gave us a government of checks and balances and separation of powers in a design that built in tension, competition, even mutual suspicion between branches of government.
The chief proponents of a strong central government then were business leaders and they wanted it only strong enough to protect commerce, provide a nationwide free home market and a sound currency and banking system. The public attitude toward the poor reflected the young country’s sense of rugged individualism, reliance on family and a strong work ethic. The poor were thought to be poor because of personal failure.引自 The Federal Bureaucracy
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