Where do you stand/Political Quiz

[Red Tampon]

http://www.madrabbit.net/webrabbit/quizshow.html

I scored 33

your turn

[Slavic]

I got a 19

The test seems very linear for my tastes

[Do A Barrel Roll!]

It's very linear, and not very descriptive... I got a 13 by the way... BE MORE LIBERAL THAN THAT, SUCKA!

A better map (in the literal sense of the word) is http://www.politicalcompass.org, which not only includes the standard Liberal/Conservative ends, but also if you're Authoritarian (one who prefers heavy government control) and Liberitarian (one who prefers very loss/few/no government controls)

[Captain Colon]

Questions and answers are poorly worded (seems like purposely so) to force you to give black/white answers to gray-area questions. Who do I trust more, the FBI or the IRS? How am I even supposed to answer that? Who do I trust more to collect taxes? To put that money to use effectively? Who I trust more to solve crimes? Which is more efficient in terms of manpower used for work done? No idea what criteria to use.

#10 "which would curb violent crime the most, stricter controls on guns or tougher sentences on gun crime, or both?" Since "both" is an option, "neither" should also be an option, but it's not there, effectively forcing multiple schools of opinion to choose an answer they don't like (for example "tougher sentences on all violent crime, not just gun crime, as the majority of violent crimes are committed WITHOUT a gun" or "more proactive policies to defuse violence before it occurs, whether between gangs or in the household").

#11 also gives you the option of "both" without the option of "neither," implying that it's somehow not possible to both build more prisons AND improve some of the urban decay that's taking place. Also implies that options like legalizing/decriminalizing drugs are not valid methods of reducing crime.

A shame really, cause some of the questions are good ones to think about and the answers to some of the questions are really biased, although I'll give the writer credit because he obviously tried to balance it out by including extreme points from both sides. However, as the vast majority of people are "centrist" (read: "not extremist"), that means this test is probably not going to be consistent as far as how it rates people compared to how they'd rate themselves. #18 in particular brings up an issue with health care (not necessarily in a universal health plan context, but all-around) issue I'd never thought of before. Why WOULDN'T health insurance companies offer abortion coverage (besides PR fallout as "the first health care firm to encourage baby killing")? It's a HELL of a lot cheaper than covering a kid to 26, and if made a required measure (eg. you abort baby or put it up for adoption if you can't support it) then that counts as a waiver of any benefits that child would qualify you for. Or something like that, you get what I mean I'm sure.

I got a 17, a bit more "liberal" than I'd rate myself maybe...but maybe not if you combine social and economic liberal tendencies into one line. I'm 100% social liberal do-whatever-you-want-as-long-as-you-ain't-hurtin'-nobody. Economically I'm pretty conservative as far as how much we should be spending but very liberal as far as WHERE we should be spending it, but I'm pro-cleanup and making everything more efficient so that we can retain the same level of services (or better) at the same cost or most likely lower.


Way too long an answer for a "how CONSERVATIVE r U" quiz

[LitKey]

http://www.madrabbit.net/webrabbit/quizshow.html

I scored 33

your turn

thirty four

[Havok]

I've no idea what half of this means. Hate to sound a noob, but is there a British one? I don't even know what IRS is. >_>

I got 14 anyway.

I really have no idea what a liberal is or does, tbh, so I'll pretend it's a good thing.

[Italian Jew]

I am a 20...based on this quiz which means nothing and like Colon said, horribly worded questions.

[Do A Barrel Roll!]

I've no idea what half of this means. Hate to sound a noob, but is there a British one? I don't even know what IRS is. >_>

I got 14 anyway.

I really have no idea what a liberal is or does, tbh, so I'll pretend it's a good thing.

To start, the "IRS" is the Internal Revenue Service. It's an operative branch of the US government that checks out taxes and such. If you cheat on your taxes, the IRS will be intimately involved.

As far as what a liberal is... Well, the best way I could describe a Liberal is someone who wants change. Liberals are usually supporters of Womens rights, race equality, and so on. It's a horrible description, as it gives the impression that conservatives DON'T like/want women's rights, but it's really a poor choice of words to use to decribe each side.

If you know American politics well enough, the Democrats are tending towards Liberalism, while the Republicans are tending towards Conservativism.

[Misanthrope]

I got a 9...

[Molotov]

hah! i got a 4! :thumbup:those questions are worded badly and i don't know if its that im that liberal or because everyone in my family are civil servants.