The Political Conformity quiz

This quiz seeks to determine which political ideology your opinions on social and economic issues conform to so that you can better understand how your opinions relate to and line up to some conventional conceptions of governance.

The following ideologies have been omitted and will not be measured: Centrism (due to its non-descript universality), Mercantilism (Defunct), Absolutism (Defunct), Feudalism (Defunct), Liberal Socialist Syndicalism (Defunct), Anarchism (Defunct), Green politics (too issue specific) and Theocracy(it is too Religion specific).

Created by: Roh Tae Woo

To what degree should the Market be Nationalized?
- The market should be entirely Nationalized (China 1960)
- A large portion of the market should be nationalized, (~30-50% Venezuela/Belarus)
- About 20% (UK)
- About 10% (South Korea)
- About 5% (India)
Should Income tax be lowered?
- No, this would reduce government spending which is more beneficial to society than disposable income
- Yes, this would increase disposable income
- Yes, but other taxes like capital gains taxes and Inheritance taxes should be increased to make up for it
- No, keep it the same.
Which of these positions should be the head of state.
- A strong leader (Autocrat)
- Governance experts, (Technocrat)
- A representative elected by the people (Democrat)
- An official elected by other government workers (Bureaucrat)
- A king (Aristocrat/Monarch)
- A religious figure (Cleric)
Bureaucracy is inefficient, especially compared to democracy.
- Agree
- Disagree
- Strongly Agree
- Strongly Disagree
Schools should be Nationalized
- Agree
- Disagree
- strongly Agree
- strongly disagree
Corporations should be taxed less
- Agree
- Disagree
- strongly agree
- strongly disagree
The welfare state should be made smaller.
- Yes, charities do the same job better
- Yes, corporations should provide public services
- Yes, people who need welfare don't deserve it
- No,
Which healthcare system do you think is best?
- A Single payer, publicly owned publicly funded system (Cuba, UK)
- A Two-tier system which has publicly funded elements, but also private companies for those who can pay (Germany, France)
- An insurance mandate system, where private companies are publicly funded to insure people (Switzerland, South Korea,)
- We don't need universal healthcare
Is migration societally beneficial or detrimental.
- more often Beneficial
- more often detrimental
- always detrimental
Should our country be more protectionist?
- No, the market wouldn't be free then
- No, we need to integrate our country into global markets to foster co-operation
- Yes, globalism loses this country jobs
- Yes, free trade exploits poor countries it is neo-colonialism
- Yes, we must become completely self sufficient
How great is your country?
- My country was once great has since been destroyed by the new generations
- My country is the strongest in the world
- I am not proud of my country
- other
How important is religion?
- Religion is essential to society, and should control many public services
- Religion is a lie, and we should stamp it out through state atheism
- Religion is a personal choice, and should not influence the state or control services
- Religion is a personal choice, and should control services but not influence the government
- No one is worthy of worship but a strong leader, and he will decide what to do with religion
Are international alliances a force for good?
- No, they undermine our domestic interests
- Yes, they support our interests abroad
- No, they are counter-revolutionary
- No, my country should never listen to the weak
- Yes, they foster co-operation between countries
Should corporations be regulated more?
- Yes, corporations exploit workers
- Yes, corporations must serve the state's interests
- No,
- Yes, corporations must serve consumers
What should the policy on abortion be?
- It should be illegal in all circumstances except the mother's life
- it should be illegal except on economic grounds & the mother's life.
- it should be available on demand
- the state should be able to abort any fetus
Should people work longer hours?
- Yes, the state should make people work longer hours
- Yes, working time regulations should be repealed
- No,
How should we deal with unemployment
- Provide the unemployed with welfare programs that require them to try and find jobs
- Cut social welfare spending and spend the money left over on creating jobs
- Unemployed people should be conscripted
- The unemployed should help themselves
The best way to deal with Trafficking of elicit substances is: (recreational)
- To make the substances in question illegal and hire more police to arrest more traffickers
- To legalize the substances in question for any and all use
- to not legalize or decriminalize substances use, and admit users to hospital
Respect for authority is positive
- Agree
- Disagree
- strongly Agree
- strongly Disagree
Greater collective happiness outweighs an individual's rights.
- Agree
- Disagree
- Strongly Agree
- Strongly Disagree
What should we do about trade unions?
- We should empower them to in turn empower workers
- We should ban them, and replace them with workers interest groups
- We should help corporations and communities resist their strikes by waiting them out
- Trade unions shouldn't exist because workers should work for the state
- Do nothing, allow strikes and anti-union activities to continue
When is inequality most justified?
- it isn't
- When people work harder, they should earn more
- When people contribute more to society they should earn more
is it right for large sums of wealth to be inherited?
- No, this is unmeritocratic
- Yes, it is important to keep the current social order in place
- No, this perpetuates the suffering of the poor
- Yes, it's choice of the parents of the child
When is involvement in foreign war justified?
- To spread democracy
- To make our country stronger
- it isn't
- To keep the peace
Should more talented people be rewarded to incentivize them to contribute to society
- Yes
- No
It is important for our leaders to be spiritual people.
- Agree
- Disagree
- Strongly Agree
- Strongly Disagree
Utilitarianism is a terrible ideology.
- Disagree
- Agree
- Strongly Disagree
- Strongly Agree
The public at large is well educated and therefore competent to decide its own fate
- Agree
- Disagree
The Education system in my country must be less broad, and more specialized.
- Agree
- Disagree
We should increase excise tax on alcohol as it is hurtful to the public.
- Agree
- Disagree
- Strongly Agree
- Strongly Disagree
What should the policy on capital punishment be?
- Capital punishment should be an option for only the most terrible crimes in society
- Capital punishment should be illegal
- Capital punishment should be an option for crimes like murder
What should our National service policy be?
- There should be National Service (a draft)
- The Nation should reserve the right to draft people in times of war
- There should be no national service
The internet and big tech need to be regulated less
- Agree
- Disagree
- Strongly Agree
- Strongly Disagree
If a corporation receives more money, what should it do with the new money?
- Re-invest it into the company. (South Korea)
- Save the money in case of a disaster. (Japan)
- Pay back the people who invested in it. (USA)
- Pay its workers more (France)
- The corporation should pay it to the state in the form of taxes (Cuba)
How should civilian firearms be controlled?
- They shouldn't, everyone should have the right to bare arms.
- background checks are necessary.
- A firearm licensing system should be implemented
- A firearm licensing system should be implemented, eventually we should completely eliminate the ownership of firearms by civilians.
- The state should possess people's firearms in a hand in and seize operation.
How should we gain knowledge about how to come up with more policies?
- We should go about policy formation scientifically, the state should research things institutionally.
- Everyone should use their own common sense and personal experience to form a philosophy and influence the state via a vote. The sum of all votes will be positive.
- Everyone's needs would be best served by the lobbying of interest groups
- The rules for how to run the state best are already present wish us. Our cultural principles will drive policy formation.
- Pray to God to know how to form more policies.
Which of these countries is or was governed most effectively?
- Singapore
- Sweden
- USA
- Russia
- Japan
- Poland
- Cuba
what is the biggest reason for Why Communist countries collapsed?
- Because of foreign aggression towards them
- Because their inhabitants were not free, and they rose up to reclaim their freedom
- Because they were run by weak leaders who were pushovers
- Because of public corruption.
- Because one institution can never completely replace adam smith's invisible hand completely.
- Because they were run by incompetent people
The head of state should have more executive powers
- Agree
- Disagree
- Strongly Agree
- Strongly Disagree
I identify as
- Socially conservative, economically liberal
- Socially liberal, economically liberal
- Socially conservative, economically interventionist
- Socially liberal, economically interventionist
Which of these countries posed or poses the biggest threat to world peace?
- The USSR
- The British Empire
- Present day China
- Present day USA
- Imperial Japan
Ensuring the traditional nuclear family is not broken up is key to a functioning society.
- Agree
- Strongly Agree
- Disagree
- Strongly Disagree
Imagine your country had a king, are you in favor of this?
- NO! Monarchs perpetuate suffering over decades
- No, Monarchs are undemocratic
- I don't much care, if the public is in favor then sure keep it.
- Yes, the tourist revenue and cultural leadership of a monarch is important
- Yes, and they should be able to make legislation
The retirement age should be increased.
- Strongly Agree
- Agree
- Disagree
- Strongly Disagree
Which of the following is most important to a society?
- Political and civil Rights
- Specialization,
- Hard work,
- Social Justice
- Strength of the Nation

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