The United States of America has five basic principles that ensure the country's capacity. The basic foundations: fundamental value, equality of all people, rights of minorities governed by the majority, need for compromise and individual freedom. This article reviews three of the five principles: majority rule and minority rights, individual liberty and the need for compromise. In two of these cases, the United States failed to uphold individual liberty, majority rule, and minority rights. The third case on individual liberty is an undecided case at this stage. The United States must not ignore the importance of these nations in making judicial decisions, otherwise the stability of the country is in danger. Majority rule and minority rights are the fundamental foundations of democracy. A general concept of this foundation is that the popular vote will be the deciding party in most cases. Along with this concept, the minority of the people will maintain certain basic human rights which will not be compromised by the popular vote. This principle was called into question when Asheville City District zoning was voted on many years ago and unfortunately passed. The rules and restrictions that come with zoning are phenomenal. In many cases, taxes increase based on the zoning of the property. For example, if the property is zoned as commercial property, taxes are significantly higher than if the property was located in a residential zone. Therefore, the minority here is punished. More permits must be acquired and plans must be approved before anything can be done on its own land. The zoning was passed by the majority, but the rights of the minority were not fully preserved. People must retain certain basic rights, and those rights relate to what they can do to their property. Justification for how the government failed to respect this fundamental foundation. Individual freedom is by far one of the most important foundations for the survival of a democracy. Individual freedom is difficult to define, although a general meaning is illustrated by a quote from Oliver Wendell Holmes: "The right to shake my fist ends where another man's nose begins." Forcing people to wear seat belts against their will is an example of how America has failed to ensure one of the most important foundations of democracy. People should have the right to choose whether or not to wear seat belts. The United States and North Carolina governments have specifically passed a law requiring all front seat passengers, regardless of age, to wear seat belts...