You are asked to read each argument and judge the extent to which you agree or disagree with the argument along a 7-point scale. Please click the button along the scale to indicate your judged agreement. Click the left most button to express strong disagreement and the right most button to indicate strong agreement. Click intermediate buttons to rate your position along the scale.

You are asked to read each argument and judge the extent to which you agree or disagree with the argument along a 5-point scale. Please click the button along the scale to indicate your judged agreement. Click the left most button to express strong disagreement and the right most button to indicate strong agreement. Click intermediate buttons to rate your position along the scale.

Finally, here are a few questions about the government in Washington D.C. Type in the responses in the text boxes next to each question. Many people don't know the answers to these questions, so if you don't know, just type "Don't Know" in the text box provided or select the "Don't Know/Not sure" option.

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50. Whose responsibility is it to nominate federal judges?

51. What are the first ten amendments called?

52. Which political party currently has the most seats in the Senate?

53. What position is held by William H. Rehnquist?

54. What position is held by John Ashcroft?

55. How many U.S. senators represent the state of California?

56. How many years is the term of a United States Congressman/woman in the House of Representatives? years

The following questions ask you to categorize a number of contemporary political leaders as politically liberal or conservative. Please read the name carefully and then select the label that best describes the official.

liberal
conservative
don't know/not sure

liberal
conservative
don't know/not sure

liberal
conservative
don't know/not sure

liberal
conservative
don't know/not sure

liberal
conservative
don't know/not sure

liberal
conservative
don't know/not sure

liberal
conservative
don't know/not sure

President
Congress
Supreme Court

66. How much of a majority is required for the U.S. Senate and House to override a presidential vote?

67. Do you happen to know which political party currently has the most members in the House of Representatives?

68. Would you say that one of the parties is more conservative than the other at the national level? Which party is more conservative?

Female
Male

Democrat
Republican
Independent
Other--please specify
None

Very Liberal
Liberal
Middle-of-the-Road
Conservative
Very Conservative

Catholic
Christian--please specify denomination
Jewish
Mormon
Other--please specify
none

African-American
Asian
Caucasian
Latino
Multi-racial
Other--please specify

under $10,000
$10,000-$19,999
$20,000-$29,999
$30,000-$39,000
$40,000-$49,999
$50,000-$59,000
$60,000-$69,999
$70,000-$79,000
$80,000-$89,999
$90,000 and over
Don't Know/Not Sure

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