This is how the 2012 presidential candidates scored
on the World's Smallest Political Quiz.
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This is how the 2012 presidential candidates scored
on the World's Smallest Political Quiz.
According to the quiz, the candidates were as follows:
Ken Carvel was a left-liberal.
NOTE: This quiz is not perfect. Occasionally, it is wrong about a person's ideology. For example, very conservative people have been found to be liberals and vice-versa. In the 2024 election, Republican Charlie Leal and Democrat Christian Shelton were found to have the same exact ideology (Left-authoritarian; 40% personal self-governors and 20% economic self-governors).
Click here to see the candidate's responses to the specific questions.
Libertarians are self-governors in both personal and economic matters. They believe government's only purpose is to protect people from coercion and violence. They value individual responsibility, and tolerate economic and social diversity.
Left-liberals prefer self-government in personal matters and central decision-making on economics. They want government to serve the disadvantaged in the name of fairness. Leftists tolerate social diversity, but work for economic equality.
Moderates favor selective government intervention and emphasize practical solutions to current problems. They tend to keep an open mind on new issues. Many moderates feel that government serves as a check on excessive liberty.
Right-conservatives prefer self-government on economic issues, but want official standards in personal matters. They want the government to defend the community from threats to its moral fiber.
Authoritarians want government to advance society and individuals through expert central planning. They often doubt whether self-government is practical. Left-authoritarians are also called socialists, while fascists are right-authoritarians.
| Military service should be voluntary (No draft). | ||
| Carvel | Yes | "A draft may be necessary in times of war." |
| Government should not control radio, TV, the press or the Internet. | ||
| Carvel | Yes | |
| Repeal regulations on sex for consenting adults. | ||
| Carvel | Yes | |
| Drug laws do more harm than good. Repeal them. | ||
| Carvel | Maybe | |
| Let peaceful people cross borders freely. | ||
| Carvel | Yes | "With restrictions." |
| Businesses and farms should operate without government subsidies. | ||
| Carvel | No | |
| People are better off with free trade than with tariffs. | ||
| Carvel | Yes | |
| Minimum wage laws cause unemployment. Repeal them. | ||
| Carvel | No | |
| End taxes. Pay for services with user fees. | ||
| Carvel | No | "National sales tax." |
| All foreign aid should be privately funded. | ||
| Carvel | No | |