# 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:** 5
**Author:** ![BKABBY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3ab097/32.png) [@BKABBY](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BKABBY)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2003, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quiz-what-government-type-are-you/113526/81 "2003-01-05T03:19:48Z")
I got Fascism! And I think, as much as I like to deny this, my friends would agree with this…Oops, I guess. 3 2 2 11 6 9 ---
**Author:** ![Orange\_Skinner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3be4f8/32.png) [@Orange\_Skinner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orange_Skinner)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2003, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quiz-what-government-type-are-you/113526/82 "2003-01-05T03:20:33Z")
Nationalism. The matrix of numbers wouldn’t copy/paste and the window vanished when I tried to key it into word. ---
**Author:** ![Blackeyes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f6c823/32.png) [@Blackeyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackeyes)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2003, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quiz-what-government-type-are-you/113526/83 "2003-01-05T05:06:21Z")
Republic \<2 2 2\> \<7 10 9\> How does this work? It doesn’t make any sense at all! ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2003, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quiz-what-government-type-are-you/113526/84 "2003-01-14T06:20:33Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by liirogue \* > \*\*I am Libertarian, though I have no idea what all that entails and so I will have to do some research! > The numbers are 2, 3, 2, > 7, 13, 6 > I would change the colors… That red is incredibly hard to read! \*\* Well, at least glance through that huge list I made a few posts up. 🙂 Libertarians are people who think that large government is a monumentally Bad Idea and want to see more individual choice and responsibility on all levels. Libertarians generally favor the option that allows the individual to choose for himself. A few hotbuttons: [ul] [li]Abortion: Pro-choice. Even religious Libertarians (I happen to be atheist, actually) generally don’t want the government imposing any kind of `morality’ on reproductive health.[/li][li]Guns: Anti-gun control. Guns are a tool like anything else, and responsible people occasionally need to defend themselves from criminals. Libertarians are compatible with the NRA on this issue (I know I am).[/li][li]Cloning: Against governmental restrictions on it. If some group creates a human clone, that person would have all of the rights, freedoms, and responsibilities of anyone else. Slavery is not permissable.[/li][li]The draft: Anti-conscription. The draft is the enslavement of the draftee, and is reminisicent of the Monarchies of the Feudal Age, who raised armies of unwilling peasants to fight bloody, meaningless wars.[/li][li]War on Drugs: Against Prohibition in any form. A responsible person can take what he wants and be responsible for his actions while on it. There should be severe punishments for being dangerously intoxicated (while driving, for example).[/li][li]Economics: Free trade. _Lassiez-faire_ Capitalism is the idea that an unrestricted marketplace can make its own decisions much better than a fettered one, and it is the idea held by Libertarians.[/li][/ul]That’s more or less off-the-cuff, but in broad strokes I’ve painted the picture. Libertarianism is a revival of 18th Century Liberalism, the philosophy of Thomas Jefferson and one of the major guiding forces behind our Constitution and the Bill of Rights. [http://www.lp.org/](http://www.lp.org/) – The Libertarian Party website. ---
**Author:** ![Phoenix\_Akara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ea5d25/32.png) [@Phoenix\_Akara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phoenix_Akara)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2003, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quiz-what-government-type-are-you/113526/85 "2003-01-14T12:38:32Z")
I just got numbers, no type. 2 2 2 10 9 7 Phoenix ---
**Author:** ![Soup\_du\_jour](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@Soup\_du\_jour](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soup_du_jour)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2003, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quiz-what-government-type-are-you/113526/86 "2003-01-14T15:18:04Z")
What? **Martial Law**?!?!?!? Numbers: 2 2 3 6 7 13 Sorry to say, mon, but this seems a tad inaccurate. It puts Anarchy (:eek:) and Marxism (:rolleyes:) above Republic, Democracy, and Capitalism. Oh well. Apparently, I’m a Military Marxist. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Soup\_du\_jour](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@Soup\_du\_jour](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soup_du_jour)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2003, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quiz-what-government-type-are-you/113526/87 "2003-01-14T15:21:10Z")
Also, apparently, my military leadership is bad at coding, too. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_Wright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@Steve\_Wright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_Wright)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2003, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quiz-what-government-type-are-you/113526/88 "2003-01-14T15:25:17Z")
Socialism. Which is fair enough in my book. Power to the people! Oh, yeah, the numbers - 3 0 3 13 2 11 ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2003, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quiz-what-government-type-are-you/113526/89 "2003-01-14T15:42:05Z")
I answered the test as honestly as I possibly could and got Republic. Which is actually sort of close to my personally preferred government. That worked pretty well. ---
**Author:** ![msgotrocks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8edcca/32.png) [@msgotrocks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msgotrocks)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2003, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quiz-what-government-type-are-you/113526/90 "2003-01-14T15:48:24Z")
Democracy 2 2 2 10 6 10 I thought I’d get something a little more sinister and interesting than democracy. My first reaction was surprise and then the thought, “Well that’s kinda corny.” I liked the listing of “compatible types” - made the last page look like a dating sevice for governments. 🙂 Good luck. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2003, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quiz-what-government-type-are-you/113526/91 "2003-03-28T19:27:24Z")
democracy 222 989 ---
**Author:** ![cadolphin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c37758/32.png) [@cadolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cadolphin)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2003, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quiz-what-government-type-are-you/113526/92 "2003-03-28T20:59:02Z")
Your Government Type Is Republic ``` 2 2 2 6 10 10 ``` ---
**Author:** ![Vixenation](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/278dde/32.png) [@Vixenation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vixenation)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2003, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quiz-what-government-type-are-you/113526/93 "2003-03-28T21:31:41Z")
Republic 2 2 2 8 9 9 (yeah, what _do_ the numbers mean?) But I took it about 10 minutes ago, and not only were the questions in a different order, but I was a Democracy. Also, the Incompatible government types don’t show for me. All in all however, I believe both results to be pretty indicative of my personality. ---
**Author:** ![Opengrave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/919ad9/32.png) [@Opengrave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Opengrave)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2003, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quiz-what-government-type-are-you/113526/94 "2003-03-28T21:52:46Z")
Fascism (3,2,2) (12,6,8) Best Compatible Government Types Despotism, Theocracy Good Compatible Government Types Bureaucracy, Plutocracy Feudalism, Monarchy Imperialism, Republic, Democracy Mildly Incompatible Government Types Capitalism, Nationalism, Libertatianism Martial Law, Anarchy, Marxism Totally Incompatible Government Types Communism, Socialism I don’t really see how my vacation preference factors into any of this… ---
**Author:** ![SlowMindThinking](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@SlowMindThinking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlowMindThinking)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2003, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quiz-what-government-type-are-you/113526/95 "2003-03-28T22:22:09Z")
Capitalism is an economic system! Feudalism was a form of monarchy. Bureaucracy is common to all. Fascism was a form of socialism. Nationalism is not a government type. Imperialism is not a government type. And you left out my favorite, kleptocracy. What’s up with this test? ---
**Author:** ![SlowMindThinking](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@SlowMindThinking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlowMindThinking)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2003, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quiz-what-government-type-are-you/113526/96 "2003-03-28T22:33:38Z")
Didn’t see Darleth’s first post. I would disagree with some details. Not all monarchies were some form of theocracy. Other forms of governement preceeded the Age of Reason. Athens was a democracy, Rome a republic, then a benign dictatorship, and not theocracy until sometime around 200 AD. Plenty of tribal governments are/were not theocracies. But what’s up? ---
**Author:** ![Mephisto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/48db29/32.png) [@Mephisto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mephisto)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2003, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quiz-what-government-type-are-you/113526/97 "2003-03-29T00:59:06Z")
Let’s see. I am a republic who is compatible with imperialism and democracy. I guess I’m incompatible with everything else. My numbers are 2, 2, 2, 8, 10, and 8. ---
**Author:** ![raisinbread](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8491ac/32.png) [@raisinbread](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raisinbread)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2003, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quiz-what-government-type-are-you/113526/98 "2003-03-29T02:09:04Z")
I’m a libertarian police state or a benevolent dictatorship. Nation States is how I know, or knew because my nation was deleted for inactivity. ---
**Author:** ![Blueapple](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Blueapple](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blueapple)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2003, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quiz-what-government-type-are-you/113526/99 "2003-03-29T05:20:45Z")
Nationalism \<2 3 2\> \<6 12 8\> ---
**Author:** ![shep\_proudfoot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/90db22/32.png) [@shep\_proudfoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shep_proudfoot)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2003, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quiz-what-government-type-are-you/113526/100 "2003-03-29T07:39:27Z")
Unabashed Libertarian! The American government has far too many laws, rules and regulations that overlap each other. This has happened to the point of comic absurdity. (Note the Georgia bill on requiring restaurants to serve “sweet” tea, or the stupid anti smoking laws in lounges and bars) America has a slow fat bloated monster of a beuracratic government. We need a strong libertarian minded leader to cut most of the fat in our government and work on an American first policy. Libertarians are also against the war in Iraq because it is aggressive in nature, it serves no purpose, and costs too much money. I invite everyone to look at the website [www.lp.com](http://www.lp.com) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quiz-what-government-type-are-you/113526.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quiz-what-government-type-are-you/113526.md?page=6)