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AP RESEARCH ACTUAL TEST
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Percent of your group members who are …
Percent of the general public who are …
Establishment Liberals
Democratic Mainstays
Progressive Left
Outsider Left
Ambivalent Right
Faith and Flag Conservatives
Establishment Liberals
Democratic Mainstays
Progressive Left
Outsider Left
Stressed Sideliners
Ambivalent Right
Committed Conservatives
Faith and Flag Conservatives
Populist Right
Government
If you had to choose, would you rather have…
A smaller government providing fewer services
A bigger government, and modestly expand on current government services
A bigger government, and greatly expand on current government services
Your Group
60%
30%
10%
General Public
48%
29%
21%
Which of the following statements comes closest to your view?
Religion should be kept separate from government policies
Government policies should support religious values and beliefs
Your Group
45%
55%
General Public
72%
27%
Race and Immigration
Which of the following statements come closest to your view?
America’s openness to people from all over the world is essential to who we are as a nation
If America is too open to people from all over the world, we risk losing our identity as a nation
Your Group
50%
50%
General Public
66%
32%
How much more, if anything, needs to be done to ensure equal rights for all Americans regardless of their racial or ethnic backgrounds?
A little
Nothing at all
A lot more needs to be done, and most U.S. laws and major institutions need to be completely rebuilt because they are fundamentally biased
A lot more needs to be done, and necessary changes can be made by working within the current systems
Your Group
15%
50%
10%
25%
General Public
34%
15%
25%
24%
How much, if at all, would it bother you to regularly hear people speak a language other than English in public places in your community?
A lot
Some
Not much
Not at all
Your Group
50%
0%
5%
45%
General Public
15%
20%
26%
38%
In general, how much do White people benefit from advantages in society that Black people do not have?
A great deal
A fair amount
Not too much
Not at all
Your Group
10%
40%
0%
50%
General Public
31%
27%
24%
17%
Foreign Policy
Thinking about increased trade of goods and services between the U.S. and other nations in recent decades, would you say that the U.S. has…
Gained more than it has lost because increased trade has helped lower prices and increased the competitiveness of some U.S. businesses
Lost more than it has gained because increased trade has cost jobs in manufacturing and other industries and lowered wages for some U.S. workers
Your Group
45%
55%
General Public
41%
56%
Which of these statements best describes your opinion about the United States?
The U.S. stands above all other countries in the world
The U.S. is one of the greatest countries in the world, along with some others
There are other countries that are better than the U.S.
Your Group
50%
45%
5%
General Public
23%
52%
23%
In the future, do you think…
U.S. policies should try to keep it so America is the only military superpower
It would be acceptable if another country became as militarily powerful as the U.S.
Your Group
70%
30%
General Public
60%
36%
Parties and Candidates
Thermometer ratings:
Your group, on average, rated Democrats 26. The general public, on average, rated Democrats 46.
Your group, on average, rated Republicans 71. The general public, on average, rated Republicans 42.
Which comes closer to your view of candidates for political office, even if neither is exactly right? I usually feel like…
There is at least one candidate who shares most of my views
None of the candidates represent my views well
Your Group
85%
15%
General Public
60%
38%
Other Issues
In general, would you say experts who study a subject for many years are…
Usually BETTER at making good policy decisions about that subject than other people
Usually WORSE at making good policy decisions about that subject than other people
NEITHER BETTER NOR WORSE at making good policy decisions about that subject than other people
Your Group
50%
50%
0%
General Public
61%
5%
32%
Which of the following statements comes closest to your view?
Business corporations make too much profit
Most corporations make a fair and reasonable amount of profit
Your Group
25%
75%
General Public
64%
34%
How much of a problem is the following in the country today?
People being too easily offended by things others say
Major problem
Minor problem
Not a problem
Your Group
70%
25%
5%
General Public
65%
28%
6%
How much of a problem is the following in the country today?
People saying things that are very offensive to others
Major problem
Minor problem
Not a problem
Your Group
25%
25%
50%
General Public
53%
38%
9%
Do you think greater social acceptance of people who are transgender (people who identify as a gender that is different from the sex they were assigned at birth) is…
Very good for society
Somewhat good for society
Neither good nor bad for society
Somewhat bad for society
Very bad for society
Your Group
15%
0%
35%
0%
50%
General Public
23%
15%
29%
14%
18%
Overall, would you say people who are convicted of crimes in this country serve…
Too much time in prison
Too little time in prison
About the right amount of time in prison
Your Group
10%
55%
35%
General Public
28%
32%
37%
