24 question political philosophy test

[JA]

Answer the following 12 Economic Policy questions and 12 Social Policy questions, then add up your score for each and select the proper boxes in the poll above. In a comment below, include your scores and your political philosophy. I welcome all comments regarding the quality of the test.

Economic Policy

It is unethical and/or impractical to profit from the production of another person's labor.

0 - Agree
1 - Somewhat Agree
2 - Neutral/unsure
3 - Somewhat Disagree
4 - Disagree

It is unethical for some people to possess significantly more wealth than others.

0 - Agree
1 - Somewhat Agree
2 - Neutral/unsure
3 - Somewhat Disagree
4 - Disagree

There should be significant redistribution of wealth in our society.

0 - Agree
1 - Somewhat Agree
2 - Neutral/unsure
3 - Somewhat Disagree
4 - Disagree

The government should ensure that every citizen of our country has access to health care.

0 - Agree
1 - Somewhat Agree
2 - Neutral/unsure
3 - Somewhat Disagree
4 - Disagree

The best way to reduce the chances of another market and/or economic crash is to introduce tighter regulations on Wall Street.

0 - Agree
1 - Somewhat Agree
2 - Neutral/unsure
3 - Somewhat Disagree
4 - Disagree

The government should ensure that anyone who works full time (40 hours per week) earns a living wage.

0 - Agree
1 - Somewhat Agree
2 - Neutral/unsure
3 - Somewhat Disagree
4 - Disagree

We should invest, via the government, more funds into clean energy projects and pursue other carbon-neutral policies.

0 - Agree
1 - Somewhat Agree
2 - Neutral/unsure
3 - Somewhat Disagree
4 - Disagree

There should be a more progressive income tax structure in our country with significantly steeper top tax rates.

0 - Agree
1 - Somewhat Agree
2 - Neutral/unsure
3 - Somewhat Disagree
4 - Disagree

The social welfare system should be strengthened and expanded to ensure increased access and support for low-income individuals and families.

0 - Agree
1 - Somewhat Agree
2 - Neutral/unsure
3 - Somewhat Disagree
4 - Disagree

Public colleges and universities should be tuition free for everyone.

0 - Agree
1 - Somewhat Agree
2 - Neutral/unsure
3 - Somewhat Disagree
4 - Disagree

The free market is not the most efficient method for allocating resources.

0 - Agree
1 - Somewhat Agree
2 - Neutral/unsure
3 - Somewhat Disagree
4 - Disagree

The government is often better than the market at managing public goods and services, such as roads, mail, healthcare, education, and so on.

0 - Agree
1 - Somewhat Agree
2 - Neutral/unsure
3 - Somewhat Disagree
4 - Disagree

Social Policy

Multiculturalism and the increasing diversification of our society is a good thing.

0 - Agree
1 - Somewhat Agree
2 - Neutral/unsure
3 - Somewhat Disagree
4 - Disagree

People who espouse racism, xenophobia, sexism, homophobia, Islamophobia, transphobia, etc... should be socially shamed.

0 - Agree
1 - Somewhat Agree
2 - Neutral/unsure
3 - Somewhat Disagree
4 - Disagree

Homosexuality is perfectly normal, natural, and socially acceptable.

0 - Agree
1 - Somewhat Agree
2 - Neutral/unsure
3 - Somewhat Disagree
4 - Disagree

Man-made climate change is real and a serious threat to earth, our ecosystem, and humanity.

0 - Agree
1 - Somewhat Agree
2 - Neutral/unsure
3 - Somewhat Disagree
4 - Disagree

I support the legalization and/or decriminalization of recreational marijuana use and/or other banned substances.

0 - Agree
1 - Somewhat Agree
2 - Neutral/unsure
3 - Somewhat Disagree
4 - Disagree

The criminal justice system has failed minority communities and/or should be reformed.

0 - Agree
1 - Somewhat Agree
2 - Neutral/unsure
3 - Somewhat Disagree
4 - Disagree

We should welcome more immigrants and refugees into our country.

0 - Agree
1 - Somewhat Agree
2 - Neutral/unsure
3 - Somewhat Disagree
4 - Disagree

Racism is a pervasive element within our society and/or institutions that continues to harm minority communities.

0 - Agree
1 - Somewhat Agree
2 - Neutral/unsure
3 - Somewhat Disagree
4 - Disagree

Race has little to no biological basis and is primarily a social construct.

0 - Agree
1 - Somewhat Agree
2 - Neutral/unsure
3 - Somewhat Disagree
4 - Disagree

I view myself as a human or "citizen of the world" first and an American/Canadian/etc... second.

0 - Agree
1 - Somewhat Agree
2 - Neutral/unsure
3 - Somewhat Disagree
4 - Disagree

Foreign military intervention and meddling typically have negative consequences and should be avoided.

0 - Agree
1 - Somewhat Agree
2 - Neutral/unsure
3 - Somewhat Disagree
4 - Disagree

Undocumented immigrants should be given a pathway to citizenship.

0 - Agree
1 - Somewhat Agree
2 - Neutral/unsure
3 - Somewhat Disagree
4 - Disagree

Political Philosophy

E (00-12), S (00-12) = Libertarian Socialist
E (13-24), S (00-12) = Progressive
E (25-36), S (00-12) = Classical Liberal
E (37-48), S (00-12) = Libertarian

E (00-12), S (13-24) = Democratic Socialist
E (13-24), S (13-24) = Traditional Liberal
E (25-36), S (13-24) = Neoliberal
E (37-48), S (13-24) = Libertarian Conservative

E (00-12), S (25-36) = Conservative Socialist
E (13-24), S (25-36) = Christian Democrat
E (25-36), S (25-36) = Traditional Conservative
E (37-48), S (25-36) = Conservative Liberal

E (00-12), S (37-48) = Communitarian
E (13-24), S (37-48) = Populist
E (25-36), S (37-48) = Nationalist
E (37-48), S (37-48) = Right-wing Conservative

[JA]

What do you guys think about the test? And what about the political philosophy with which you were identified?

[JA]

Economic: 21
Social: 13

Progressive

I altered the resulting category you landed in from Progressive to Traditional Liberal, since I think it is a more appropriate fit for that grouping.

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It's not a bad test and I don't have any qualms with the matched ideology (I prefer the term liberal but it doesn't really matter), although the first two economic questions had me thinking I was gonna end up being a hard right-winger.
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I wanted to put a few questions in there that would ensure people who score 00-12 are highly likely to be Socialists/Social Democrats, rather than center-left/liberal types. Too often they are falsely conflated and I wanted to fix that.

[JA]

Economic: 2
Social: 7

I think the concepts behind your test are sound, but one important thing to consider if you plan on using it among mass audiences is the phenomenon of "acquiescence bias", ie people's propensity to agree with whatever reasonable-sounding statement is put before them. By having all the "agree" options correspond to the left end of the spectrum, this means that your test will probably overestimate left-wing sentiment. Scientific surveys usually cancel out this bias by having statements that go in either direction.

The only reason I constructed it this way is due to the reliance on self-scoring. If the scores could be automatically generated by a computer algorithm or through my own calculations, then I'd certainly pose the questions differently.

[JA]

As for my score...

12 - Economic
01 - Social

Libertarian Socialist

[JA]

Econ: 26
Social: 34

Not terribly surprising. This quiz definitely pushes my econ score to the right and social score to the left in comparison to the PM.

Which of the two quiz results do you believe more accurately represents your political views?

[JA]

Race has little to no biological basis and is primarily a social construct.

This is an objective fact and should have no correlation with political views.

Sickle-cell anemia says hello.

Obviously genetic traits can show up in ethnic groups. Doesn't mean that "race" is real. A Greek is not necessarily more closely related to an Icelandic than he is to an Ethiopian.

Try harder next time.

Once again, the DNA evidence does not agree with your predetermined conclusion:

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Hmm, what is this Caucasoid mitochondrial DNA he is referring to? I thought it was just a social construct? I do not think some examples of racial ambiguity among ethnic groups undercut the idea that race exists at all.

Dude, you're quoting a blogger. That by itself isn't necessarily bad, but from reading up on the guy he doesn't exactly have a good reputation. Not to mention his claim that "Caucasoid" is a biological reality, despite it being an outdated and disproven 19th century racist myth derived from supposed cranial size differences, should be enough to dismiss him. But then he goes on to reference "negro slaves," which again displays his true intentions, which are to promote an agenda driven set of disproven myths. Plus, he has a self-serving bias since he is an ethnic Greek attempting to demonstrate some greater connection between his ethnic group and other Indo-Europeans to the exclusion of non-Indo-European genetic influences.

Tl;dr reference an actual, peer reviewed scientist next time and don't waste our time spreading your racist nonsense.

[JA]

{16,30} Christian Democrat. But I like the Conservative Socialist label better

Would that neccesarily be "Christian"?

Exactly. Why is there no Jewish Democrat? Make you think.

Christian democracy is an existing, independent political ideology that has its roots in Christian social teachings. There is not, to my knowledge, an equivalent among other religious groups, but members of other religious groups are commonly members of Christian Democratic parties in Europe.

[JA]

The meme master doesn't know "Makes You Think"? Even I knew that one! Maybe if I did a U instead of You

I wasn't sure if you were making that reference or not