Political Spectrum Quiz

Objective:

The objective of this assignment is to help you begin to identify your own polotical ideology so that you may make a more informed political choice based on your own belief system.

The three tests:

You will take three very different tests. If you were to do an internet search of "Political Ideology" + "Quiz" you would get 100’s of results. No one quiz is a perfect measure of your ever changing values and beliefs. Some quizes are biased and some simply have a sales agenda. I have selected three respected quizes from three respected groups that measure you in three distinct ways. Please remember that these quizes are not an absolute and they are in no way meant to “pidgeon hole” you into a specific group. The results are simply based on how you answer the questions today. My hope is that you simply gain a little more information about your own political beliefs.

Quiz #1: Beyond Red vs. Blue: The 2005 Political Typology Testby the Pew Research Group

Quiz #2: Politopia: The Land of Custom made governmentby The Institute for Human Studies

Quiz #3:World’s Smallest Politicalquiz by Advocates for self government

Quiz #4:Political Compass

Your assignment:

Take each quiz.

PRINT your results.

Political Party/Spectrum quiz #1

Quiz name:Beyond Red vs. Blue: The 2005 Political Typology Test

Published by:The PewResearchCenter

Web Address:

The Political Typology is a longstanding effort to sort voters into homogeneous groups based on their values, political beliefs and party affiliation. The current report is based on a two-part survey of 2,000 Americans interviewed in December 2004, most of whom were recontacted to follow up on current political issues in March 2005. The new analysis divides the American public into nine distinct groups

About the Sponser:

The PewResearchCenter is an independent opinion research group that studies attitudes toward the press, politics and public policy issues. We are best known for regular national surveys that measure public attentiveness to major news stories, and for our polling that charts trends in values and fundamental political and social attitudes. The Center's purpose is to serve as a forum for ideas on the media and public policy through public opinion research.

Steps:

  1. Go to
  2. Read and answer the 25 statements from one side of the colum or the other\
  3. If you agree with the statement on the left answer strongly agree or agree
  4. If you agree with the statement on the right answer stringly agree or agree
  5. When you have answered all 25 statements, place yourself on the two political spectrum graphs based on your current knowledge base.
  6. Fill in the demographic data remaining.
  7. Click “calculate my results”
  8. Read, “Where to you fit? Your results”
  9. Answer the following questions:
  10. This quiz listed me as a ______
  1. Provide a sumary, in your words, of this type of typology:
  1. After reading the full discritption and of values, lifestyle and other comments, where do you agree with and where do you dissagree with the discription. Is this you? Explain
  1. In the “Learn about other Typology groups” box on the upper right hand side of the page, select one other group and summarize their identification.

Political Party/Spectrum quiz #2

Quiz name:Politopia: The Land of Custom made government.

Published by:The Institute for Human Studies

Web Address:

This web site expands upon a simple linear model of the political spectrum and combines social, political and economic philosophies.

About the sponser:

The Institute for Human Studies is a liberal “think tank” associated with GeorgeMasonUniversity. The mission of IHS is to support the achievement of a freer society by discovering and facilitating the development of talented, productive students, scholars, and other intellectuals who share an interest in liberty and who demonstrate the potential to help change the current climate of opinion to one more congenial to the principles and practice of freedom.

  1. Start by going to:
  2. Click on “Introduction” and tour through their explanation of their quiz
  3. When you reach the last slide of the introduction, click on “take the quiz”
  4. Enter the necessary information.
  5. Please enter you correct age, gender and student status
  6. You DO NOT have to enter your real name or email.
  7. You may enter “X” for your name and “X” for your email
  8. They claim you can track your friends if you all chose to do so, but I have never used this function
  9. Answer the 16 questions as honestly and as close to what your normal every-day response may be.
  10. At the end of the quiz Answer the following questions:
  11. Where would you live and why?
  1. Why do you think the computer placed you where it did?
  1. Return to the front page ( and click on “Politopia Map”
  2. Select 3 regions other than your own and, in your own words, tell me about the person who lives there.

Region Name: / Persons name: / Character summary:
A:
B:
C:

Political Party/Spectrum quiz #3

Quiz Name:World’s Smallest Political quiz

Published by: Advocates for self government

Web Address:

This quiz simply asks if you agree, maybe, or disagree with 10 statements. This is a very quick quiz and has been written about in several major newspapers around the country.

About the Sponser:

The Advocate for self-government is a Libertarian advocacy group. The basic Libertarian philosophy is that government should not interfere in the lives of citizens, other than to provide police and military protection.

  1. Start by going to
  2. Answer the 10 statements as to the degree to whichyou agree or disagree.
  3. When you have finished you will be taken to a results page
  4. Place your red dot in the chart below:

  1. My personal issues score was a : _____
  1. My economic issues score was a: _____
  1. Under the title “ Other resources” to the left of your chart, click on “Ok, what exactly is a _____”
  2. In your own words summarize this political philosophy.