Political Spectrum Test

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???

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 l Social Moral

Questions?????

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 l Social Moral

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 l Social Moral

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 l Crime

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 l Social Moral

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 l Social Moral

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 l Economic

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 l Social Moral

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 l Crime

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 l Foreign Policy

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 l Social Moral

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 l Economic

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 l Crime

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 l Social Moral

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 l Crime

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 l Foreign Policy

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 l Crime

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 l Social Moral

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 l Social Moral

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 l Social Moral

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 l Crime

21.There should be occasional and random drug testing of federal government employees. l Strongly Agree Agree No Opinion Disagree Strongly Disagree l l Crime

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 l Social Moral

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 l Economic

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 l Social Moral

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 l Social Moral

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 l Economic

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 l Foreign Policy

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 l Social Moral

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 l Social Moral

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 l Economic

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 l Crime

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 l Economic

33.Prisons should rehabilitate their criminals, not punish them. l Strongly Agree Agree No Opinion Disagree Strongly Disagree l l Crime

34.The states should not enforce penalties for gambling, prostitution, and other victimless crimes. l Strongly Agree Agree No Opinion Disagree Strongly Disagree l l Crime

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 l Crime

36.The federal government must place the environment’s importance ahead of commerce. l Strongly Agree Agree No Opinion Disagree Strongly Disagree l l Economic

37.Most adults on welfare are lazy and not trying to find work. l Strongly Agree Agree No Opinion Disagree Strongly Disagree l l Economic

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 l Social Moral

39.The US must limit the flow of immigrants into the country. l Strongly Agree Agree No Opinion Disagree Strongly Disagree l l Foreign Policy

40.The Gay and Lesbian Alliance should be able to march freely in public. l Strongly Agree Agree No Opinion Disagree Strongly Disagree l l Social Moral

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.