# Quiz: What government type are you? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 11, 2002, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quiz-what-government-type-are-you/113526 "2002-06-11T21:55:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![galen\_ubal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/galen_ubal/32/4440_2.png) [@galen\_ubal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/galen_ubal)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2002, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quiz-what-government-type-are-you/113526/21 "2002-06-12T13:47:40Z")
Your Government Type Is Marxism 2 1 3 10 4 12 Press A Key To Finish Ummm…no. ---
**Author:** ![HoldenCaulfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/22d042/32.png) [@HoldenCaulfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoldenCaulfield)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2002, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quiz-what-government-type-are-you/113526/22 "2002-06-12T13:50:17Z")
Well, I got Democracy. 2 2 2 9 8 9 I would’ve liked to have gotten Capitalism, but it’s fine. ---
**Author:** ![Orual](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/779978/32.png) [@Orual](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orual)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2002, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quiz-what-government-type-are-you/113526/23 "2002-06-12T13:56:38Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Insecta \* > \*\*This causes some differences in the current results (I can only do the ones with numbers) … > > arisu = Martial Law\*\* :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Regina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d78d45/32.png) [@Regina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Regina)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2002, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quiz-what-government-type-are-you/113526/24 "2002-06-12T14:09:46Z")
I did it again so I could give you the numbers. I think I answered all the questions the same, although I noticed you had switched them up. I got the same: Marxism 2 2 3 8 6 12 ---
**Author:** ![zweisamkeit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zweisamkeit/32/4360_2.png) [@zweisamkeit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zweisamkeit)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2002, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quiz-what-government-type-are-you/113526/25 "2002-06-12T15:00:47Z")
I received: Your Government Type Is Libertarianism 2 3 1 9 12 5 Am I the only one who’s gotten Libertarianism so far? Huh. And yes, I’m dying to know what those numbers mean. This is a neat quiz! ---
**Author:** ![Lodrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@Lodrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lodrain)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2002, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quiz-what-government-type-are-you/113526/26 "2002-06-12T15:06:42Z")
I’m Fascist. Yeah. Do the Mussolini. ---
**Author:** ![Tranquilis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tranquilis/32/3639_2.png) [@Tranquilis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tranquilis)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2002, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quiz-what-government-type-are-you/113526/27 "2002-06-12T15:31:19Z")
w00t! I’m a jack-booted **Fascist**! 4.1.2 14.5.7 How’d _that_ happen, anyway? What’s the methodology behind the questions? Enquiring minds wish to know… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![milquetoast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/258eb7/32.png) [@milquetoast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/milquetoast)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2002, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quiz-what-government-type-are-you/113526/28 "2002-06-12T18:23:01Z")
Imperialism 2 2 2 9 9 8 Ha! The sun never sets on my ass! But considering how much weight I’ve put on lately, that’s no surprise. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Tabeitha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b3f665/32.png) [@Tabeitha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabeitha)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2002, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quiz-what-government-type-are-you/113526/29 "2002-06-12T18:39:41Z")
Martial Law 2 2 3 6 7 13 ---
**Author:** ![Tiburon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e36b37/32.png) [@Tiburon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tiburon)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2002, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quiz-what-government-type-are-you/113526/30 "2002-06-12T18:54:06Z")
Despotism. Crap - hit a key before writing down my numbers. Tibs. ---
**Author:** ![Latte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/5e9695/32.png) [@Latte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Latte)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2002, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quiz-what-government-type-are-you/113526/31 "2002-06-12T23:48:48Z")
Another Imperialist: 2 2 2 9 9 8 Come on, don’t keep us in suspense here. I’m actually rather intrigued as to the logic behind these assignments. ---
**Author:** ![Nightsong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nightsong/32/3083_2.png) [@Nightsong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nightsong)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2002, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quiz-what-government-type-are-you/113526/32 "2002-06-12T23:53:16Z")
Hmm, so I’m a Marxist… 2 1 4 8 3 15 Although, I should do this again with a few answers changed to remove personal experience. (Why would I vacation in Hawai’i, as opposed to the Amazon, when I’ve already been to Hawai’i but not the Amazon?) 😉 * * * \<\< Long live the revolution! \>\> ---
**Author:** ![Caught\_Work](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/919ad9/32.png) [@Caught\_Work](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caught_Work)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2002, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quiz-what-government-type-are-you/113526/33 "2002-06-13T00:31:09Z")
Martian Law 2 2 3 7 8 11 BTW, you link at geocities, points to [http://www.geocities.com/insecta4o4/GOVTYPE.zip](http://www.geocities.com/insecta4o4/GOVTYPE.zip) whereas your file is actually [http://www.geocities.com/insecta4o4/govtype.zip](http://www.geocities.com/insecta4o4/govtype.zip) Geo is UNIX so it don’t like the mixed case. ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2002, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quiz-what-government-type-are-you/113526/34 "2002-06-13T00:41:05Z")
Libertarian 2 3 2 8 12 6 ---
**Author:** ![PatrickM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7feea3/32.png) [@PatrickM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickM)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2002, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quiz-what-government-type-are-you/113526/35 "2002-06-13T00:47:09Z")
Since when is “Nationalism” a government type? ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2002, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quiz-what-government-type-are-you/113526/36 "2002-08-21T11:31:49Z")
Theocracy (!?!?!). 3 2 2 11 8 7 On the plus side, ‘socialism’ is on my totally incompatable list. ---
**Author:** ![WV\_Woman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@WV\_Woman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WV_Woman)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2002, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quiz-what-government-type-are-you/113526/37 "2002-08-21T13:38:14Z")
Republic ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2002, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quiz-what-government-type-are-you/113526/38 "2002-08-21T16:03:51Z")
Nationalism 1 3 2 5 11 10 Happy ---
**Author:** ![irae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f0a364/32.png) [@irae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irae)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2002, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quiz-what-government-type-are-you/113526/39 "2002-08-21T16:30:44Z")
Marxist. What is to be done?! 2 2 3 9 6 11 You can have my personals after the punchline. ---
**Author:** ![Marc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8dc957/32.png) [@Marc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marc)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2002, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quiz-what-government-type-are-you/113526/40 "2002-08-21T17:07:54Z")
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