Still, the poll found that the public was not prepared for a more activist government. Despite the high profile of many government agencies since Sept. 11, people still favored a smaller government with fewer services over a bigger government with more services, 52 percent to 43 percent.
Julie Hartfield, 22, a nursing assistant in Rochester, said she did not know what to expect now.
"I feel like America was a little too sure of itself, thinking that no one could touch us," she said. "After the first anthrax outbreak, they should have made sure security was tight. Now there are outbreaks all over the place, and you wonder, `What's next?'"
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