To give citizens direct input to the government
The US enhanced their army draft, The USFA(United States Food Administration) became the biggest supplier of food
It is mostly for the protection of individual rights
The belief generally led to bills that supported people who decided to
move out west. Thus, many people moved out west, which led directly to
Indians loosing land, Mexico loosing lands, and indirectly the
California Gold rush, and many many other things.