Political Ideology Test

Opinions and Ideologies:

For each statement below, assess your reaction. Really engage though, and question your immediate instincts. If, ultimately, you don’t care or you are too torn, give yourself a zero. On the other hand, if you strongly agree with the statement, give yourself a plus 2. Only kind of agree, give yourself a plus 1. Do the reverse if you oppose. Sometimes, depending on the question, these points will be given north/south and other times, east/west.

Whichever one you feel the most strongly about, please take a few moments and draft out your ideas in the form of a free write.

1.    I will stand by my country no matter what. (Agree, move up. Disagree, down.)

2.    You get what you get and you don’t make a fit. (Agree, move right. Disagree, left.)

3.    The less rules to follow, the happier you are. (Agree, move down. Disagree, up.)

4.    All’s fair in war. (Agree, move up. Disagree, down.)

5.    My ethical code is black and white. (Agree, move right. Disagree, down.)

6.    I oppose socialized medicine. (Agree, move down and right. Disagree, move up and left)

7.    Businesses should only care about making money. (Agree, move right and down. Disagree, left and up.)

8.    All authority should be questioned. (Agree, move down. Disagree, up.)

9.    An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. (Agree, move right. Disagree, left.)

10.  All Americans should stand for the pledge and the anthem. (Agree, up and right. Disagree, down and left.)

11.  Schools should spend more time focusing on math and science and less time on art, music, and socializing. (Agree, right. Disagree, left.)

12.  Some criminals just can’t be fixed. (Agree, right. Disagree, left.)

13.  No matter what, there must always be bosses and janitors. (Agree, up. Disagree, down.)

14.  People of color are not given a fair opportunity for success. (Agree, left. Disagree, right.)

15.  Rape and sexual assault is the result of systemic cultural power paradigms more than individual acts. (Agree, left and up. Disagree, right and down.)

16.  Schools are taught and ran by liberals who want to indoctrinate children and secularize them. (Agree, right and down. Disagree, left and up.)

17.  Gun control is necessary, now more than ever. (Agree, up and left. Disagree, right and down.)

18.  Your fate in this country is controlled by how much money you make much more than by your gender, sexual preference, or race/ethnicity. (Agree, right. Disagree, left.)

Plot yourself as you go along: