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political quiz
Nov. 4th, 2004 10:09 pmA fellow St. Mary's student posted this, I thought I'd pass it along. I'll reply with my answers whenever I need another procrastination break. :-)
These questions are designed to help you create your own political definition. Plenty of people say they are "Republican", or "Liberal", but not enough people know what this means - they just say it. The goal of these questions is to become more aware of your own political views and can therefore voice your opinion and cast your vote with confidence, education, and with a clear conscious.
Answer these questions completely - be as specific as possible. Do not use terms such as "liberal" or "Republican", that bunch your views in with a larger group - the purpose of this is to pinpoint individual beliefs.
TOPIC ONE: Patriotism
1. What are the values espoused by your ideal nation?
2. Of the following beliefs, how well does the USA represent these beliefs?
3. To what point would you have to pushed that could confidently decide to sacrifice the rights of others to assert your own?
TOPIC TWO: Foreign Policy
1. What is your opinion on the War in Iraq?
2. What is your opinion on the War on Terrorism?
3. What is your vision for the role of the USA in the global community?
4. How concerned are you with how other nations view us as a nation? As a people?
TOPIC THREE: The Economy
1. How important to you is balancing the national budget?
2. What are your opinions on military spending? What are the important areas of the military to fund?
3. What are your opinions on taxation? Who should bear the burden of taxes?
4. Who should be hurt by a tax hike? Who should benefit from a tax cut?
5. What changes, if any, would you make regarding programs that are currently federally funded? Are there programs that you feel should be federally funded?
TOPIC FOUR: Domestic Policy
1. What are your personal beliefs about gay marriage?
2. What do you think the government's position should be on gay marriage?
3. What are your personal beliefs about abortion?
4. What do you think the government's position should be on abortion?
5. How important to you is the idea of the separation of church and state?
6. Which of your rights as a citizen is most important to you?
7. Which rights would you be willing to sacrifice in order to maintain the others?
8. Are there any rights the government does not currently grant citizens that you feel are important?
9. Are there any rights you believe are outdated, unnecessary, or even counterproductive to the stability of America?
THERE YOU GO!
This, of course, is not a perfect worksheet, but it's a start. It's designed to get you thinking, and to develop your own beliefs. Some of these questions will seem unimportant, but right there you've taken a step towards defining your political definition.
If you'd like, post your political definition as a comment to this entry - mine will be posted just as quickly as I can write them.
Once again, please feel free to include this post in your journal - spread the thought!
These questions are designed to help you create your own political definition. Plenty of people say they are "Republican", or "Liberal", but not enough people know what this means - they just say it. The goal of these questions is to become more aware of your own political views and can therefore voice your opinion and cast your vote with confidence, education, and with a clear conscious.
Answer these questions completely - be as specific as possible. Do not use terms such as "liberal" or "Republican", that bunch your views in with a larger group - the purpose of this is to pinpoint individual beliefs.
TOPIC ONE: Patriotism
1. What are the values espoused by your ideal nation?
2. Of the following beliefs, how well does the USA represent these beliefs?
3. To what point would you have to pushed that could confidently decide to sacrifice the rights of others to assert your own?
TOPIC TWO: Foreign Policy
1. What is your opinion on the War in Iraq?
2. What is your opinion on the War on Terrorism?
3. What is your vision for the role of the USA in the global community?
4. How concerned are you with how other nations view us as a nation? As a people?
TOPIC THREE: The Economy
1. How important to you is balancing the national budget?
2. What are your opinions on military spending? What are the important areas of the military to fund?
3. What are your opinions on taxation? Who should bear the burden of taxes?
4. Who should be hurt by a tax hike? Who should benefit from a tax cut?
5. What changes, if any, would you make regarding programs that are currently federally funded? Are there programs that you feel should be federally funded?
TOPIC FOUR: Domestic Policy
1. What are your personal beliefs about gay marriage?
2. What do you think the government's position should be on gay marriage?
3. What are your personal beliefs about abortion?
4. What do you think the government's position should be on abortion?
5. How important to you is the idea of the separation of church and state?
6. Which of your rights as a citizen is most important to you?
7. Which rights would you be willing to sacrifice in order to maintain the others?
8. Are there any rights the government does not currently grant citizens that you feel are important?
9. Are there any rights you believe are outdated, unnecessary, or even counterproductive to the stability of America?
THERE YOU GO!
This, of course, is not a perfect worksheet, but it's a start. It's designed to get you thinking, and to develop your own beliefs. Some of these questions will seem unimportant, but right there you've taken a step towards defining your political definition.
If you'd like, post your political definition as a comment to this entry - mine will be posted just as quickly as I can write them.
Once again, please feel free to include this post in your journal - spread the thought!
