Political Personality Test

IOP Political Personality Test

As part of our spring 2006 national survey of college students we have created a short test to measure where your political beliefs fit with college students across the country.

Please answer the questions by marking the box that best fits your belief.

1 = Strongly disagree
2 = Somewhat disagree
3 = Neither agree nor disagree
4 = Somewhat agree
5 = Strongly agree


The best way to increase economic growth and create jobs is to cut taxes. Click to learn more about this issue.

Our country's goal in trade policy should be to eliminate all barriers to trade and employment so that we have a truly global economy. Click to learn more about this issue.

Basic health insurance is a right for all people, and if someone has no means of paying for it, the government should provide it. Click to learn more about this issue.

Qualified minorities should be given special preferences in hiring and education. Click to learn more about this issue.

Religious values should play a more important role in government. Click to learn more about this issue.

In today's world, it is sometimes necessary to attack potentially hostile countries, rather than waiting until we are attacked to respond. Click to learn more about this issue.

Protecting the environment should be as high a priority for government as protecting jobs. Click to learn more about this issue.

Homosexual relationships between consenting adults are morally wrong. Click to learn more about this issue.

If parents had more freedom to choose where they could send their children to school, the education system in this country would be much better. Click to learn more about this issue.

I am concerned about the moral direction of the country. Click to learn more about this issue.

Recent immigration into this country has done more good than harm. Click to learn more about this issue.



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