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Your American Politics Predicted
The independent psychological research by Professor Jonathan Haidt, Professor George Lakoff and others has identified personality differences that often determines an American's likely major party leanings. Experian-Simmons researched the preferences of various political ideologies. Answer the following questions to see which political ideology probably is your match.

1. As a general trait, how important is kindness to you?
Very Important
Important
Not Very Important
Unimportant

2. As a general trait, how important is fairness to you?
Very Important
Important
Not Very Important
Unimportant

3. As a general trait, how important is empathy to you?
Very Important
Important
Not Very Important
Unimportant


4. As a general trait, how important is respect for tradition to you?
Very Important
Important
Not Very Important
Unimportant

5. How important is the idea that our bodies are sacred to you?
Very Important
Important
Not Very Important
Unimportant

6. As a general trait, how important is respect for authority to you?
Very Important
Important
Not Very Important
Unimportant

7. As a general trait, how important is responsibility to you?
Very Important
Important
Not Very Important
Unimportant

8. As a general trait, how important is doing as well as one can to make oneself better and one’s family and community better to you?
Very Important
Important
Not Very Important
Unimportant

9. As a trait among politicians, how important is compassion to you?
Very Important
Important
Not Very Important
Unimportant

10. As a trait among politicians, how important is conscientiousness to you?
Very Important
Important
Not Very Important
Unimportant

11. As a trait among politicians, how important is openness to you?
Very Important
Important
Not Very Important
Unimportant

12. As a trait among politicians, how important is party loyalty to you?
Very Important
Important
Not Very Important
Unimportant

13. Which of these are in your office/bedroom?
Art supplies
Bold colors
Calendars
Cleaning supplies
Country music
Jazz
Lots of books
Postage stamps
Sports-related posters
Travel documents

14. How would most people describe your office or bedroom?
Neat
Cluttered

15. How afraid of death are you?
Very
Somewhat
Not Very
Not at all

16. Good parents are more likely to:
Spank their children
Give their children time outs.

17. The world is a dangerous place:
True
False
Somewhere in between

18. What is your reaction if you were to see a person eating a caterpillar, worm or grub?

Total disgust
Mild Disgust
Shrug

19. Determining moral issues such as right from wrong, and good from bad is:
Generally as easy as determining black from white
Often a nuanced affair colored with shades of grey.

20. Hollywood films often inspire and morally uplift you.
True
False
Somewhere in between.

21. Hollywood shows America in a positive light.:
True
False
Somewhere in between.

22. Which of these reality competition television programs do you like most?
Project Runway
The Bachelor
The Biggest Loser
Not sure/none of the above

23. Which of these late night television shows is your favorite?
Conan
Saturday Night Live
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
The Colbert Report
The Late Show With David Letterman
The Tonight Show With Jay Leno
Not sure/none of the above

24. Which of these detective shows are you most likely to watch?
Hawaii Five-O
Any of the shows in the Law & Order franchise
Castle
CSI: Miami
NCIS
The Mentalist
Not sure/none of the above

25. Which of these "fight" television programs do you like most?
Divorce Court
The Ultimate Fighter
The View
Not sure/none of the above

26. Which of these TV shows featuring people from the south do you like best?
Only in America With Larry the Cable Guy
Swamp People
South Park
Treme
Not sure/none of the above

27. When you want to watch dance, what do you watch?
Dancing With the Stars
Glee
Not sure/none of the above