1.4 the spectrum challenge.doc

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This is not a test, and there are no right or wrong answers. Your answers can vary greatly from question toquestion. Answer as honestly as possible for each question. For each answer, you will write rank yourself as:

ompletely Agree Agree !omewhat ould "o #ither $ay %isagree !omewhat !trongly %isagree

&n a blank piece of paper, write the title, '(olitical !pectrum hallenge) and the *s + -

WHAT IS YOUR OPINION?

+. The government should use ta/payers0 money to provide free day care for all parents whoneed it.

1. ompanies who create large amounts of pollution should have to pay to clean the environment, andif they don0t pay they should be shut down..

2. anada should accept refugees 3people who are fleeing their home country because of war or famine4.

-. The government should spend less money on the military.

5. The 6nited !tates should not be allowed to test cruise missiles in anada.

7. 8igh !chool students should be allowed to take any courses they want9 there should be nocompulsory courses.

. $e should provide shelters for homeless people.

. ;nmates at our prisons should be given training in particular industries 3e/. carpenter4, so thatwhen they are back in society they can find legal employment.

<. Assault weapons and handguns should be banned.

+=. The anadian "overnment should be doing more to stop the pandemic spread of A;%! in Africa.

++. The government should control the amount of money people are allowed to charge for rent.

+1. The minimum wage should be raised significantly.

+2. ; would rather live in a safe poor country with free education and health care then in a richcountry where there was more violence and no social services.

+-. $orkers who go on strike should have the support of the general public.



+5. All people should be entitled to the same rights no matter what there race, religion, gender,or se/ual orientation.

+7. Ta/ laws should focus more on ta/ing the rich than ta/ing the poor and lower middle class.

+ . >ari?uana should be legali@ed. 32 legali@ed for medical purposes only4

+ . All people should have access to the same level of health care.

+<. All citi@ens should be allowed to vote. Bo matter what their age, race or gender.

1=. Bo one should be allowed to censor books, movies, or music.

1+. ;t is better to have everyone0s standard of living equal rather than having e/tremes of richand poor 3even if that means that everyone is living very little disposable income4.

11. The government should invest more money into universities and colleges in order to keepstudents0 fees as low as possible, even if it means raising ta/es.

12. anada should give financial aid to developing nations who are in trouble.

1-. A woman should have the right to have an abortion if she feels that it is the right decision for her.

15. The government should help fund artists and broadcasters who e/press and define theanadian culture 3 C , anadian art, music, etc4

17. The government should do everything it can to ensure that children don0t grow up in poverty.

1 . A homose/ual couple should have all the same rights as a heterose/ual couple.

1 . $ealthy provinces in anada should share some of their wealth with provinces that arestruggling 3transfer payments4

1<. !tandards and ta/es for industries need to be followed even if that means the industries pack upand move to less strict countries.

2=. (eople of any ethnic group can be fully integrated into our society.



For the remaining questions, use the follo ing num!er s"stem#

ompletely %isagree %isagree !omewhat ould "o #ither $ay Agree !omewhat !trongly Agree

2+. $e need to have a strong military to defend our boarders and our way of life21. ThereDs no need to subsidi@e farmers if we can buy food more cheaply from abroad, even if that

meant they went out of business.

22. !ome religions are better than others

2-. #uthanasia and abortion are wrong under any circumstance.

25. Eeducing greenhouse gas emissions could possibly hurt our economy, so we should not

attempt to reach our yoto (rotocol goals.

27. You should be allowed to carry a weapon at all times to protect yourself and your family.

2 . $ithout a strong economy our country will become weak and unemployment will rise,

therefore we must look cater to the needs of big business and ma?or industries.

2 . !chools should not teach children anything which contradicts their parentsD religious beliefs.

2<. ;tDs more important to punish criminals than to rehabilitate them.

-=. The morals of our society are crumbling. &ffensive material in books, TG, movies and on line

should be banned.

-+. To protect society from drug abuse, all narcotics must be banned.

-1. A shared religious belief should be an important part of our society.-2. $e canDt offer sanctuary to everyone who is fleeing persecution.

--. (eople who do not work should run the risk of going hungry.

-5. (eople should have to pay a user fee for going to the doctor or hospital.

-7. Harge corporations are more important to the economy than small businesses.

- . ;t doesnDt matter whether the mi/ of minorities in public institutions reflects their numbers in

the general population. 3affirmative action is a bad idea hire the best qualified person4

- . !ome crimes are so serious that the only proper punishment is the death penalty.

Add up score, divide it by - .I$eolog" %ana$ian Part"

& So'ialist %ommunist Part" of %ana$a( So'ialist)*i!eralist Ne +emo'rati' Part" -reen Part". *i!eralist *i!eral Part"/ %onser0ati0e %onser0ati0e Part" Wil$ Rose Part" of Al!erta1 Ultra)%onser0ati0e %ana$ian %hristian Part" Neo)Na2i Part" of %ana$a

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