political spectrum test scoring l you will be keeping 5 total scores today. l step 1:along the left...

Political Spectrum TestPolitical Spectrum Test

ScoringScoring You will be keeping 5 total scores today. Step 1: Along the left side of your paper number 1

through 40 Step 2: On the right side of your paper place the four

categories of political issues discussed yesterday (economic, crime, foreign policy, social moral)

Step 3: after each question put your score in the corresponding location

Questions???

Example Question:Example Question:

The federal government The federal government should leave the issue of gay should leave the issue of gay

marriage to the states. marriage to the states. Strongly Disagree Disagree No Opinion Agree Strongly Agree

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Social Moral

Questions?????

1.1. The USA should pass a The USA should pass a constitutional amendment that constitutional amendment that would make it illegal to discriminate would make it illegal to discriminate in any situation solely on the basis in any situation solely on the basis of sex.of sex.

Strongly Agree Agree No Opinion Disagree Strongly Disagree

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Social Moral

2.2. It should be legal and It should be legal and constitutional to say a prayer at the constitutional to say a prayer at the beginning of assemblies in public beginning of assemblies in public schools.schools.


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Social Moral

3.3. A person should be able to use A person should be able to use marijuana in the privacy of their own marijuana in the privacy of their own home with no legal consequences.home with no legal consequences.


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Crime

4.4. The Supreme Court should The Supreme Court should reverse its decision on abortion and reverse its decision on abortion and make it more difficult to have an make it more difficult to have an abortion except in special cases.abortion except in special cases.


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Social Moral

5. 5. Parents should be able to send Parents should be able to send their students to any school they their students to any school they choose and tax money should be choose and tax money should be used to support the schools that used to support the schools that parents choose.parents choose. Strongly Agree Agree No Opinion Disagree Strongly Disagree

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Social Moral

6.6. The national government should The national government should establish a federally funded medical establish a federally funded medical program so that all persons would program so that all persons would have equal access to medical have equal access to medical services.services. Strongly Agree Agree No Opinion Disagree Strongly Disagree

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Economic

7.7. Person should be allowed to Person should be allowed to join and serve in the military join and serve in the military regardless of their sexual regardless of their sexual preference as long as their behavior preference as long as their behavior meets strict military standards.meets strict military standards. Strongly Agree Agree No Opinion Disagree Strongly Disagree

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Social Moral

8.8. Person receiving the death Person receiving the death penalty should be limited in the penalty should be limited in the number of appeals and the number of appeals and the sentence should be carried out in a sentence should be carried out in a shorter time period than it is now.shorter time period than it is now.

Strongly Agree Agree No Opinion Disagree Strongly Disagree +2 +1 0 -1 -2

Crime

9.9. The USA should require one The USA should require one year of military training for all year of military training for all qualified persons to prepare for the qualified persons to prepare for the defense of our country if needed.defense of our country if needed.


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Foreign Policy

10.10. City police should be able to City police should be able to confiscate any materials that are confiscate any materials that are deemed to be obscene or deemed to be obscene or pornographic according to pornographic according to community standards.community standards.


Social Moral

11.11. The federal government should The federal government should be required to have a balanced be required to have a balanced budget regardless of programs that budget regardless of programs that might have to be cut.might have to be cut.


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Economic

12.12. Laws should be passed that Laws should be passed that limit the sale of certain types of limit the sale of certain types of weapons that are not used for weapons that are not used for hunting or other legitimate sporting hunting or other legitimate sporting purposes.purposes. Strongly Agree Agree No Opinion Disagree Strongly Disagree

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Crime

13.13. Sex education should be in the Sex education should be in the curriculum of all public schools and curriculum of all public schools and all students should be required to all students should be required to take the class unless exempted by take the class unless exempted by the parents.the parents. Strongly Agree Agree No Opinion Disagree Strongly Disagree

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Social Moral

14.14. Student lockers should be Student lockers should be searched on a random basis for searched on a random basis for illegal materials by police and/or illegal materials by police and/or school officials.school officials.


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Crime

15.15. The president should be able to The president should be able to use the armed forces in possible use the armed forces in possible combat areas for as long as he/she combat areas for as long as he/she deems necessary without deems necessary without permission from congress.permission from congress. Strongly Agree Agree No Opinion Disagree Strongly Disagree

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Foreign Policy

16.16. Laws should be passed to make Laws should be passed to make it illegal for public employees such it illegal for public employees such as police, firemen, teachers, and as police, firemen, teachers, and garbage collectors to go on strike.garbage collectors to go on strike.


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Crime

17.17. Public schools should be Public schools should be required to teach biblical required to teach biblical creationism in all classes that teach creationism in all classes that teach theory of evolution.theory of evolution.


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Social Moral

18.18. The USA should require The USA should require temporary sterilization of all temporary sterilization of all unmarried women on welfare if they unmarried women on welfare if they have more than two illegitimate have more than two illegitimate children.children.


Social Moral

19.19. Birth control information and Birth control information and non-prescription contraceptive non-prescription contraceptive devices should be made available devices should be made available on high school campuses.on high school campuses.


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Social Moral

20.20. Evidence that is obtained Evidence that is obtained through unconstitutional but honest through unconstitutional but honest and unintentional means should be and unintentional means should be admissible in court and be used admissible in court and be used against a suspect.against a suspect. Strongly Agree Agree No Opinion Disagree Strongly Disagree

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Crime

21.21. There should be occasional and There should be occasional and random drug testing of federal random drug testing of federal government employees.government employees.


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Crime

22.22. Requirements for any military Requirements for any military duty, including combat, should be duty, including combat, should be based on physical, emotional, and based on physical, emotional, and intellectual abilities with no intellectual abilities with no preference to gender. preference to gender. Strongly Agree Agree No Opinion Disagree Strongly Disagree

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Social Moral

23.23. If two equally qualified persons If two equally qualified persons apply for a job and one of them is a apply for a job and one of them is a minority, the minority person should minority, the minority person should be hired if the employer has had a be hired if the employer has had a record of past discrimination. record of past discrimination. Strongly Agree Agree No Opinion Disagree Strongly Disagree

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Economic

24.24. Certain literature should be Certain literature should be banned from city libraries if it is banned from city libraries if it is determined to be improper or too determined to be improper or too controversial by the librarian or a controversial by the librarian or a review board.review board. Strongly Agree Agree No Opinion Disagree Strongly Disagree

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Social Moral

25.25. It is a person’s right of free It is a person’s right of free speech under the first amendment speech under the first amendment to burn a American flag in protest if to burn a American flag in protest if it does not endanger anyone.it does not endanger anyone.


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Social Moral

26.26. As a general directive the As a general directive the federal budget should spend less federal budget should spend less on the military and more on health on the military and more on health and education programs.and education programs.


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Economic

27.27. The USA should impose The USA should impose economic sanctions on any nation economic sanctions on any nation with a history of human rights with a history of human rights violations or racial discrimination. violations or racial discrimination.


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Foreign Policy

28.28. All persons planning to be All persons planning to be married should have a mandatory married should have a mandatory AIDS test before a marriage AIDS test before a marriage certificate can be issued. certificate can be issued.


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Social Moral

29.29. The American Civil Liberties Union The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and similar groups that take (ACLU) and similar groups that take many cases to court claiming many cases to court claiming constitutional rights have been violated constitutional rights have been violated usually cause more problems than they usually cause more problems than they solve.solve. Strongly Agree Agree No Opinion Disagree Strongly Disagree

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Social Moral

30.30. The USA should try to find an The USA should try to find an alternative to nuclear energy and alternative to nuclear energy and stop the construction of radioactive stop the construction of radioactive nuclear power plants immediately. nuclear power plants immediately.


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Economic

31.31. The death penalty is clearly a The death penalty is clearly a form of cruel and unusual form of cruel and unusual punishment, and should be punishment, and should be stopped.stopped.


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Crime

32.32. Sexual harassment in the Sexual harassment in the workplace is a serious problem and workplace is a serious problem and must be strictly enforced by the US must be strictly enforced by the US legal system.legal system.


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Economic

33.33. Prisons should rehabilitate their Prisons should rehabilitate their criminals, not punish them.criminals, not punish them.


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Crime

34.34. The states should not enforce The states should not enforce penalties for gambling, prostitution, penalties for gambling, prostitution, and other victimless crimes.and other victimless crimes.


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Crime

35.35. The FBI and CIA should be able The FBI and CIA should be able to wiretap the phones and read the to wiretap the phones and read the mail of any suspected criminal.mail of any suspected criminal.


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Crime

36.36. The federal government must The federal government must place the environment’s importance place the environment’s importance ahead of commerce. ahead of commerce.


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Economic

37.37. Most adults on welfare are lazy Most adults on welfare are lazy and not trying to find work. and not trying to find work.


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Economic

38.38. Profanity and sexually oriented Profanity and sexually oriented material on the internet should be material on the internet should be outlawed by the government.outlawed by the government.


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Social Moral

39.39. The US must limit the flow of The US must limit the flow of immigrants into the country. immigrants into the country.


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Foreign Policy

40.40. The Gay and Lesbian Alliance The Gay and Lesbian Alliance should be able to march freely in should be able to march freely in public.public.


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Social Moral

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