Are you a conservative or a Liberal?

O'Leary and Kamber
1) Which of the following do you prefer?
a) An activist government the can provide more services even if it means higher taxes.
b) A smaller, less activist government hat provides fewer services, which means lower taxes.

2) Which national legislation would you prefer? (circle all that apply)
a) Allow voluntary prayer in school
b) Ban the sale of handguns other than to the military and police.
c) Ban flag burning
d) Enact term limits for the legislation

3) If each of these authors had a new novel in the stores, whose would you read?
a) Tom Clancy
b) John Grisham

4) Which of these following t.v. shows do you watch?
a) Walker, Texas Ranger
b) Friends

5) Which Supreme Court Judge has views more aligned with yours?
a) Clarence Thomas
b) Ruth Ginsberg

6) Which would you prefer a flat tax, in which all income is taxed at the same rate and tax forms are simpler, or a graduated tax, in which higher incomes are taxed at a higher rate and lower incomes are taxed at a lower rate?
a) Flat Tax
b) Graduated Tax

7) Should Companies be encouraged through government policies, such as tax breaks, to lay off fewer workers, even if it means lower corporate tax revenues?
a) Yes
b) No

8) If you saw a child watching a wedding between two homosexual individuals on television, would you change the channel?
a) Yes
b) No

9) What should be the primary goal of America's foreign policy?
a) To promote democracy and human rights around the world.
b) To serve U.S. National interests

10) Do you object to religious displays such as nativity scenes at Christmas or menorahs at Hanukkah, on government property?
a) Yes
b) No

11) Who should have the greater voice when deciding what books children read in school?
a) Parents
b) Teachers

12) Should tests for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the virus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), be mandatory for professional athletes in contact sports (e.g., boxing, football, wrestling)?
a) Yes
b) No

13) Do you support a voucher system that would allow parents to send their children to the public or private school of their choice?
a) Yes
b) No

14) With whom would you prefer to have lunch?

a) Paul Newman

b) Charlton Heston

15) Which level of government is better able to administer key welfare programs such Medicaid?

a) Federal

b) State

16) Should voter ballots and driver's license tests be available only in English?

a) Yes

b) No

17) Should you be able to carry a concealed handgun to protect yourself?
a) Yes
b) No

18) Which of the following "welfare reform" provisions would you support? (Circle all that apply)

a) A two-year cut off for welfare recipients who do not find jobs.

b) Job training and placement for welfare recipients.

c) No additional benefits for welfare recipients with more than two

children

d) Child care to enable welfare recipients with young children to take jobs.

19) Which of the following would you support in an effort to cut the U.S. deficit? (Circle all that apply.)
a) Cut Growth of Medicare and Medicaid.
b) Cut loan to college students
c) Eliminate subsidies to the arts.
d) Cut defense spending

20) Should illegal immigrants be eligible for welfare benefits for their children?

a) Yes

b) No

21) Do you approve of the "three strikes and your out" policy whereby anyone
convicted of three felonies would be sent to prison for life without parole?

a) Yes

b) No

22) Which statement most closely matches your opinion?

a) I support the Endangered Species Act because it protects habitat systems.

b) I oppose the Endangered Species Act because of threatens timber jobs and impinges on private property rights.

23) Should the minimum wage be raised?

a) Yes

b) No

24) Should high schools distribute condoms to students?

a) Yes

b) No

25) Should sports teams with mascots that offend minority populations change the mascots to more innocuous figures?

a) Yes

b) No

26) Do you support the death penalty?

a) Yes

b) No

27) Should the age at which juveniles are judged as adults in criminal cases be lowered to 13 years?

a) Yes

b) No

28) Should employers be allowed to permanently replace striking workers?

a) Yes

b) No

29) Should there be a cap on the amount juries can award injured parties?

a) Yes

b) No

30) How should abortions be restricted? (Circle all that apply)

a) Notify parents before a girl younger than age 18 years has an abortion

b) No government funding for abortions

c) Allow abortions only in cases of rape, incest, or danger to the life of the
mother

d) All abortions should be illegal

e) Abortions should not be restricted

Scoring

1) a=2 b=0

2) a=0 b=1 c=0 d=0

3) a=0 b=1

4) a=0 b=1

5) a=0 b=1

6) a=0 b=1

7) a=0 b=1

8) a=0 b=1

9) a=2 b=0

10) a=2 b=0

11) a=0 b=1

12) a=0 b=2

13) a=0 b=2

14) a=1 b=0

15) a=2 b=0

16) a=0 b=2

17) a=0 b=1

18) a=0 b=1 c=0 d=1

19) a=0 b=0 c=0 d=1

20) a=1 b=0

21) a=0 b=2

22) a=2 b=0

23) a=1 b=0

24) a=1 b=0

25) a=1 b=0

26) a=0 b=1

27) a=0 b=1

28) a=0 b=1

29) a=0 b=1

30) a=0 b=0 c=0 d=0 e=1

The Results

40- 100% liberal (Jesse Jackson)

35- Very Liberal (Ted Kennedy)

30- Liberal (Hillary Clinton)

25- Moderately Liberal (Bill Clinton)

20- Moderate (Colin Powell)

15- Moderately conservative (Bob Dole)

10- Conservative (Newt Gingrich)

5- Very conservative (Rush Limbaugh)

0- 100% conservative (Jesse Helms)