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		Political Quiz 
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Ever wonder where you beliefs were on the LIBERAL versus CONSERVATIVE scale. Here is an easy way to find out by taking this short 25 question 
 
The following quiz was written by Victor Kamber and Bradley S. O'Leary and appeared in the October 28-30, 1994 issue of USA Weekend. Before you vote in the next election, take this quick, quiz to see where - and with whom - you really stand. 
 
								 
Jessie 
Jackson 
	Ted 
Kennedy 
	Hillary 
Clinton 
	Bill 
Clinton 
	Colin 
Powell 
	George 
Bush 
	Jack 
Kemp 
	Bob 
Dole 
	Ronald 
Reagan 
 
And just in case you have never read ..... 
The Constitution of the United States of America 
 
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1. Generally, do you tend to trust or distrust government's ability to solve problems? 
 
Trust 
Distrust 
 
 
2. Which do you trust more: 
 
The Pentagon or 
The U.S. Postal Service? 
 
The executive branch or 
The legislative branch? 
 
The FBI or 
The IRS? 
 
The CIA or 
The Peace Corps? 
 
The Joint Chiefs or 
The United Nations? 
 
 
3. What about private institutions and people? Which do you trust more? 
 
Trial Lawyers or 
Doctors? 
 
Union leaders or 
Business executives? 
 
Professional athletes or 
Team owners? 
 
 
4. The federal government should do more to solve the nation's problems even if it means higher taxes on (pick as many as you want.): 
 
You 
Big corporations 
The weathly 
The Middle Class 
Small Businesses 
None 
 
 
5. Where should government be cut? (pick as many as you want.) 
 
Eliminate farm subsidies 
Eliminate subsidies to the arts 
Abolish public broadcasting 
Cut entitlement programs (Social Security, Medicaid, etc.) 
Cut defense spending 
Reduce welfare spending 
Reduce foreign aid 
Keep illegal immigrants from receiving public education 
Reduce environmental regulation 
Cut taxes 
Don't cut at all 
 
 
6. Which would do more to guarantee competitive elections? 
 
Term limits 
Public Financing 
 
 
7. Who was a better president? 
 
Ronald Reagan 
Franklin D. Roosevelt 
 
 
8. Do you see the ideal America as an ethnic "melting pot" in which religious, cultural and ethnic distinctions are blurred, or as a nation in which ethnically diverse groups ought to coexist while retaining their cultural identity? 
 
Melting pot 
Multicultural society 
 
 
9. Whose political views do you consider more extreme, those of (former) Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders or the Rev. Pat Robertson? 
 
Elders 
Robertson 
Neither 
 
 
10. Which would curb violent crime most? 
 
Stricter controls on the sale of guns 
Mandatory sentences for those who use guns in the commission of a crime 
Both 
 
 
11. In the long run, do you think we can reduce crime more by building more prisons or providing more financial assistance to rebuilding our inner cities? 
 
Build prisons 
Rebuild cities 
Both 
 
 
12. Even if it means cutting programs, spending must be cut to reduce the federal deficit. 
 
Agree  Disagree 
 
 
13. The federal government is too big. 
 
Agree  Disagree 
 
 
14. U.S. interests are more seriously at stake in Haiti than they are in Korea. 
 
Agree  Disagree 
 
 
15. Gays and lesbians should be able to marry or at least be treated as married under law if they so desire. 
 
Agree  Disagree 
 
 
16. The news media is dominated by liberals. 
 
Agree  Disagree 
 
 
17. The religious right is a threat to our political system. 
 
Agree  Disagree 
 
 
18. The federal government should include funds to make abortion services part of any standard benefits package in health care reform. 
 
Agree  Disagree 
 
 
19. Deceptive political campain commercials should be banned. 
 
Agree  Disagree 
 
 
20. Graphic pornography should be banned. 
 
Agree  Disagree 
 
 
21. As a society, we should spend more money trying to find a cure for AIDS than for cancer and heart disease because AIDS threatens younger people. 
 
Agree  Disagree 
 
 
22. Talk radio shows should be regulated to ensure both sides of a debate are represented, because talk radio has an unhealthy impact on the political process. 
 
Agree  Disagree 
 
 
23. The breakdown of the traditional family is the most serious domestic crisis facing our society. 
 
Agree  Disagree 
 
 
24. Woman and racial minorities should be given preferences in hiring until we achieve true gender and racial equality in America. 
 
Agree  Disagree 
 
 
25. Certain environmental problems call for government action, even if it means new programs or increased taxes. 
 
Agree  Disagree 
 
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Click the Calculate Results button to receive your score. Respondents with the most points (40) are 100 percent conservative; those with the least (0) are 100 percent liberal. See where you fall on the chart below. 
 
  	Your Score:  
 
								 
Jessie 
Jackson 
	Ted 
Kennedy 
	Hillary 
Clinton 
	Bill 
Clinton 
	Colin 
Powell 
	George 
Bush 
	Jack 
Kemp 
	Bob 
Dole 
	Ronald 
Reagan 
0 	5 	10 	15 	20 	25 	30 	35 	40 
< 	100% Liberal 	100% Conservative 	> 
 
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