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America is divided by two clashing views about individual responsibility. Liberals see many people as not completely responsible for the situation they are in, their opportunities limited by their class, race, and sex. Distribution of outcomes is therefore seen as unjust, and the government has to help offset the limits people face. In contrast, conservatives believe individuals can and must live their lives with a presumption of personal responsibility for what happens. Government assistance is not seen as valuable, but as creating dependency and ultimately crippling to those who receive it.

Liberty --- Responsibility --- Divided government --- Polarization (Social sciences) --- Political parties --- Right and left (Political science) --- Political planning --- Law, Politics & Government --- Human Rights --- United States --- Social policy. --- Social conditions. --- Politics and government. --- Planning in politics --- Public policy --- Planning --- Policy sciences --- Politics, Practical --- Public administration --- Left (Political science) --- Left and right (Political science) --- Right (Political science) --- Political science --- Social groups --- Social influence --- Opposition (Political science) --- Accountability --- Moral responsibility --- Obligation --- Ethics --- Supererogation --- Civil liberty --- Emancipation --- Freedom --- Liberation --- Personal liberty --- Democracy --- Natural law --- Equality --- Libertarianism --- Social control --- Government --- History, Political