2. Political Spectrum Test

3. Scoring l You will be keeping 5 total scores today. l Step 1:Along the left side of your paper number 1 through 40 l Step 2: On the right side of your paper place the four categories of political issues discussed yesterday (economic, crime, foreign policy, social moral) l Step 3: after each question put your score in the corresponding location l Questions???

4. Example Question: The federal government should leave the issue of gay marriage to the states. l Strongly Disagree Disagree No Opinion Agree Strongly Agree l +2 +1 0 -1 -2 l Social Moral

5. Questions?????

6. 1.The USA should pass a constitutional amendment that would make it illegal to discriminate in any situation solely on the basis of sex. l Strongly Agree Agree No Opinion Disagree Strongly Disagree l -2 -1 0 +1 +2 l Social Moral

7. 2.It should be legal and constitutional to say a prayer at the beginning of assemblies in public schools. l Strongly Agree Agree No Opinion Disagree Strongly Disagree l +2 +1 0 -1 -2 l Social Moral

8. 3.A person should be able to use marijuana in the privacy of their own home with no legal consequences. l Strongly Agree Agree No Opinion Disagree Strongly Disagree l -2 -1 0 +1 +2 l Crime

9. 4.The Supreme Court should reverse its decision on abortion and make it more difficult to have an abortion except in special cases. l Strongly Agree Agree No Opinion Disagree Strongly Disagree l +2 +1 0 -1 -2 l Social Moral

10. 5. Parents should be able to send their students to any school they choose and tax money should be used to support the schools that parents choose. l Strongly Agree Agree No Opinion Disagree Strongly Disagree l +2 +1 0 -1 -2 l Social Moral

11. 6.The national government should establish a federally funded medical program so that all persons would have equal access to medical services. l Strongly Agree Agree No Opinion Disagree Strongly Disagree l -2 -1 0 +1 +2 l Economic

12. 7.Person should be allowed to join and serve in the military regardless of their sexual preference as long as their behavior meets strict military standards. l Strongly Agree Agree No Opinion Disagree Strongly Disagree l -2 -1 0 +1 +2 l Social Moral

13. 8. Person receiving the death penalty should be limited in the number of appeals and the sentence should be carried out in a shorter time period than it is now. l Strongly Agree Agree No Opinion Disagree Strongly Disagree +2 +1 0 -1 -2 l Crime

14. 9.The USA should require one year of military training for all qualified persons to prepare for the defense of our country if needed. l Strongly Agree Agree No Opinion Disagree Strongly Disagree l +2 +1 0 -1 -2 l Foreign Policy

15. 10.City police should be able to confiscate any materials that are deemed to be obscene or pornographic according to community standards. l Strongly Agree Agree No Opinion Disagree Strongly Disagree +2 +1 0 -1 -2 l Social Moral

16. 11.The federal government should be required to have a balanced budget regardless of programs that might have to be cut. l Strongly Agree Agree No Opinion Disagree Strongly Disagree l +2 +1 0 -1 -2 l Economic

17. 12.Laws should be passed that limit the sale of certain types of weapons that are not used for hunting or other legitimate sporting purposes. l Strongly Agree Agree No Opinion Disagree Strongly Disagree l -2 -1 0 +1 +2 l Crime

18. 13.Sex education should be in the curriculum of all public schools and all students should be required to take the class unless exempted by the parents. l Strongly Agree Agree No Opinion Disagree Strongly Disagree l -2 -1 0 +1 +2 l Social Moral

19. 14.Student lockers should be searched on a random basis for illegal materials by police and/or school officials. l Strongly Agree Agree No Opinion Disagree Strongly Disagree l +2 +1 0 -1 -2 l Crime

20. 15.The president should be able to use the armed forces in possible combat areas for as long as he/she deems necessary without permission from congress. l Strongly Agree Agree No Opinion Disagree Strongly Disagree l +2 +1 0 -1 -2 l Foreign Policy

21. 16.Laws should be passed to make it illegal for public employees such as police, firemen, teachers, and garbage collectors to go on strike. l Strongly Agree Agree No Opinion Disagree Strongly Disagree l +2 +1 0 -1 -2 l Crime

22. 17.Public schools should be required to teach biblical creationism in all classes that teach theory of evolution. l Strongly Agree Agree No Opinion Disagree Strongly Disagree l +2 +1 0 -1 -2 l Social Moral

23. 18.The USA should require temporary sterilization of all unmarried women on welfare if they have more than two illegitimate children. l Strongly Agree Agree No Opinion Disagree Strongly Disagree +2 +1 0 -1 -2 l Social Moral

24. 19.Birth control information and non-prescription contraceptive devices should be made available on high school campuses. l Strongly Agree Agree No Opinion Disagree Strongly Disagree l -2 -1 0 +1 +2 l Social Moral

25. 20.Evidence that is obtained through unconstitutional but honest and unintentional means should be admissible in court and be used against a suspect. l Strongly Agree Agree No Opinion Disagree Strongly Disagree l +2 +1 0 -1 -2 l Crime

26. 21.There should be occasional and random drug testing of federal government employees. l Strongly Agree Agree No Opinion Disagree Strongly Disagree l +2 +1 0 -1 -2 l Crime

27. 22.Requirements for any military duty, including combat, should be based on physical, emotional, and intellectual abilities with no preference to gender. l Strongly Agree Agree No Opinion Disagree Strongly Disagree l -2 -1 0 +1 +2 l Social Moral

28. 23.If two equally qualified persons apply for a job and one of them is a minority, the minority person should be hired if the employer has had a record of past discrimination. l Strongly Agree Agree No Opinion Disagree Strongly Disagree l -2 -1 0 +1 +2 l Economic

29. 24.Certain literature should be banned from city libraries if it is determined to be improper or too controversial by the librarian or a review board. l Strongly Agree Agree No Opinion Disagree Strongly Disagree l +2 +1 0 -1 -2 l Social Moral

30. 25.It is a person’s right of free speech under the first amendment to burn a American flag in protest if it does not endanger anyone. l Strongly Agree Agree No Opinion Disagree Strongly Disagree l -2 -1 0 +1 +2 l Social Moral

31. 26.As a general directive the federal budget should spend less on the military and more on health and education programs. l Strongly Agree Agree No Opinion Disagree Strongly Disagree l -2 -1 0 +1 +2 l Economic

32. 27.The USA should impose economic sanctions on any nation with a history of human rights violations or racial discrimination. l Strongly Agree Agree No Opinion Disagree Strongly Disagree l -2 -1 0 +1 +2 l Foreign Policy

33. 28.All persons planning to be married should have a mandatory AIDS test before a marriage certificate can be issued. l Strongly Agree Agree No Opinion Disagree Strongly Disagree l +2 +1 0 -1 -2 l Social Moral

34. 29.The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and similar groups that take many cases to court claiming constitutional rights have been violated usually cause more problems than they solve. l Strongly Agree Agree No Opinion Disagree Strongly Disagree l +2 +1 0 -1 -2 l Social Moral

35. 30.The USA should try to find an alternative to nuclear energy and stop the construction of radioactive nuclear power plants immediately. l Strongly Agree Agree No Opinion Disagree Strongly Disagree l -2 -1 0 +1 +2 l Economic

36. 31.The death penalty is clearly a form of cruel and unusual punishment, and should be stopped. l Strongly Agree Agree No Opinion Disagree Strongly Disagree l -2 -1 0 +1 +2 l Crime

37. 32.Sexual harassment in the workplace is a serious problem and must be strictly enforced by the US legal system. l Strongly Agree Agree No Opinion Disagree Strongly Disagree l -2 -1 0 +1 +2 l Economic

38. 33.Prisons should rehabilitate their criminals, not punish them. l Strongly Agree Agree No Opinion Disagree Strongly Disagree l -2 -1 0 +1 +2 l Crime

39. 34.The states should not enforce penalties for gambling, prostitution, and other victimless crimes. l Strongly Agree Agree No Opinion Disagree Strongly Disagree l -2 -1 0 +1 +2 l Crime

40. 35.The FBI and CIA should be able to wiretap the phones and read the mail of any suspected criminal. l Strongly Agree Agree No Opinion Disagree Strongly Disagree l +2 +1 0 -1 -2 l Crime

41. 36.The federal government must place the environment’s importance ahead of commerce. l Strongly Agree Agree No Opinion Disagree Strongly Disagree l -2 -1 0 +1 +2 l Economic

42. 37.Most adults on welfare are lazy and not trying to find work. l Strongly Agree Agree No Opinion Disagree Strongly Disagree l +2 +1 0 -1 -2 l Economic

43. 38.Profanity and sexually oriented material on the internet should be outlawed by the government. l Strongly Agree Agree No Opinion Disagree Strongly Disagree l +2 +1 0 -1 -2 l Social Moral

44. 39.The US must limit the flow of immigrants into the country. l Strongly Agree Agree No Opinion Disagree Strongly Disagree l +2 +1 0 -1 -2 l Foreign Policy

45. 40.The Gay and Lesbian Alliance should be able to march freely in public. l Strongly Agree Agree No Opinion Disagree Strongly Disagree l -2 -1 0 +1 +2 l Social Moral

46. End of Test l Calculate your total score as well as the total score for each of the four categories l List your scores at the bottom of the page. l Make sure your name is on the page.