Where do your beliefs fall on the political spectrum?

 
 
 
 
 

The political spectrum is a method of diagramming different political philosophies by placing them on one or more geometric axes symbolizing independent political dimensions. On the simplest left-right axis, communism and socialism are usually regarded as being on the left, opposite of fascism and conservatism on the right. Liberalism can mean different things in different contexts, sometimes on the left, sometimes on the right.

Political scientists have noted, however, that the one-dimensional left-right axis is insufficient in describing existing variations in political beliefs, and therefore often include other axes. Though the descriptive words at polar opposites may vary, often in popular biaxial spectra the axes are split between cultural issues and economic issues, each scaling from some form of individualism (or government for the freedom of the individual) to some form of communitarianism (or government for the welfare of the community). In this context, the left is often considered individualist (or libertarian) on social/cultural issues and communitarian (or populist) on economic issues, while the right is often considered communitarian (or populist) on social/cultural issues and individualist (or libertarian) on economic issues.
 
The following quizzes are based on the two-dimensional Nolan Chart which was developed in 1969 by a founding father of the libertarian movement, David Nolan. While we can’t guarantee the effectiveness of the quizzes in revealing one’s core political beliefs,
we can say the quizzes are entertaining.

 
 
The Political Spectrum Quiz

“The World’s Smallest Political Quiz”

For further discussion of two and three dimensional political spectrum diagramming:
Positive & Negative Liberties in Three Dimensions
 
 

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