Directions: Look at the chart and answer the questions within. Keep track of how many of your answers come from Column A and how many come from Column B. You do NOT have to submit your answers for the chart in the textbox. You do, however have to submit answers to the four questions that follow.

Question Column A Column B
Which of the following statements do you believe? Businesses make too much profit Most businesses make a fair and reasonable amount of profit
Which of the following statements do you believe? The economic system in this country unfairly favors powerful interests The economic system in this country is generally fair to most Americans
Which of the following statements do you believe? In foreign policy, the U. S. should take into account the interests of its allies even if it means making compromises with them In foreign policy, the U. S. should follow its OWN national interests even when its allies strongly disagree
Should the government increase or decrease military spending? Decrease Increase
Should a photo ID be required to vote? No Yes
Should the government create laws to make it more difficult to buy a gun? Yes No
Do you think it should be the responsibility of the federal government to make sure all Americans have health care coverage? Yes No
Should the U. S. raise taxes on the rich? Yes No
Should the government raise the minimum wage? Yes No
How should the government handle undocumented immigrants who are now living in the U. S.? They should be allowed to stay here legally They should not be allowed to stay here legally
Should convicted criminals have a right to vote? Yes No
What is your opinion on the death penalty? It is inhumane, and cruel and unusual punishment. It should not be legal It is an appropriate punishment for someone who has taken an innocent life.
Which of the following statements do you believe? The government needs to do more to protect the environment, even if it hurts business interests The government has done enough to protect the environment and should not hurt business interests in doing so
Which of the following statements do you believe? There are still significant obstacles that make it harder for women to get ahead than men The obstacles that once made it harder for women than men to get ahead are now largely gone
Which of the following statements do you believe? The government should do more to help needy Americans, even if it means going deeper in debt (owing more money) The government today can't afford to do much more to help the needy
1. Count up the answers you had in each column. How many answers came from Column A? How many came from Column B?

2. The more answers you have in Column A, the more you side with the Democratic Party and could be considered on the political "left" (liberal). The more answers you have in Column B, the more you side with the Republican Party and could be considered on the political "right" (conservative). If you have an equal or close to an equal number of each, you'd be in the political "center." Do your results surprise you as far as what party you identify with based on these results? Why or why not?

3. Imagine you register to vote as part of the political party you mostly identified with in this survey. If you were a voter, would you vote only for those candidates representing your political party? Or would you vote for the candidate you think is best, regardless of party? Explain.

4. There are many quizzes like this you can take online to determine where on the political spectrum your beliefs fall. How accurate do you think these quizzes can be? Do you see any problems with them in terms of the accuracy of the results?