Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump Quiz
Questions: 15 · 10 minutes
1. A long-standing ally faces a serious external threat but has repeatedly missed agreed defense-spending goals. What should the president do?
Reaffirm the alliance immediately, then address burden-sharing through established diplomatic channels.
Provide support while setting a firm timetable for the ally to increase its contribution.
Make some additional support conditional on rapid, measurable commitments from the ally.
Publicly question automatic support until the ally meets its obligations.
2. Experts in several federal agencies strongly disagree with a president's preferred policy. What should happen next?
Delay the decision, examine the evidence, and seek a documented interagency recommendation.
Hear the competing views fully, then choose a policy and explain why some advice was rejected.
Consult selected experts but give greater weight to the elected agenda and political judgment.
Move ahead if the president believes entrenched officials are blocking the mandate voters chose.
3. During a sharp economic downturn, which federal response would you prefer?
Major temporary public spending, expanded benefits, and direct support for affected communities.
Targeted aid and infrastructure spending with clear expiration dates.
Temporary tax relief and limited assistance focused on the hardest-hit sectors.
Broad tax and regulatory relief, with private investment driving most of the recovery.
4. A small manufacturer says federal environmental and labor rules are costly to navigate. What response makes the most sense?
Maintain strong national rules and provide technical or financial help with compliance.
Simplify paperwork while preserving most federal standards and enforcement.
Reduce selected requirements and shift more oversight to state governments.
Roll back federal rules broadly so businesses have more freedom to invest and hire.
5. A federal review finds persistent unequal treatment in housing and employment. Which response would you favor?
Expand federal enforcement and targeted programs designed to reduce the disparities.
Strengthen enforcement of existing law and fund locally designed remedies.
Focus on equal treatment in individual cases while limiting broad federal programs based on group disparities.
Rely mainly on neutral rules, local action, and private opportunity rather than expanded federal intervention.
6. Lawmakers are considering immigration legislation for undocumented residents who have lived and worked in the country for years. Which policy is closest to yours?
Offer an attainable path to citizenship while maintaining ordinary screening requirements.
Offer legal status first, with citizenship possible after additional conditions and time.
Allow renewable legal status for some residents but generally not a path to citizenship.
Prioritize enforcement and departure rather than creating a broad legalization program.
7. An international agreement benefits several U.S. industries but limits unilateral American action in future disputes. What is your instinct?
Remain committed because stable rules and long-term cooperation outweigh some loss of flexibility.
Stay in the agreement while negotiating updates and stronger enforcement provisions.
Threaten withdrawal to secure major revisions and clearer advantages for the United States.
Leave the agreement if it constrains national action or does not produce an immediate, favorable balance.
8. If rising insurance premiums put healthcare reform back on the agenda, what should the federal government do?
Strengthen national coverage standards, subsidies, and a public insurance option.
Keep a federal coverage framework but give states more flexibility in administering it.
Replace some federal requirements with state programs and market competition while retaining core protections.
Remove the broad federal framework and let states and private markets take the leading role.
9. When redesigning assistance for working-age adults with low incomes, what should be the priority?
Expand access and benefits so basic needs are covered with fewer eligibility barriers.
Preserve broad access while improving targeting, training, and administrative efficiency.
Use tighter eligibility and stronger work-related conditions while retaining a federal safety net.
Reduce the federal role and give states greater control over smaller, work-focused programs.
10. After weeks of intense public criticism, which presidential communication style seems most effective to you?
A detailed address that acknowledges concerns and explains evidence, trade-offs, and policy changes.
A structured interview that defends the policy while conceding specific points that need revision.
A forceful speech centered on a clear message, visible resolve, and a limited number of priorities.
Direct, repeated challenges to critics that rally supporters and reject the critics' framing.
11. Before a high-stakes meeting with a hostile foreign leader, how should a president prepare?
Build a detailed strategy with diplomats, intelligence officials, allies, and subject specialists.
Use extensive briefings but retain flexibility to depart from the planned negotiating position.
Rely on a small trusted team, a few clear objectives, and the president's negotiating instincts.
Keep preparation tightly held and use unpredictability as a central source of leverage.
12. Which approach should federal policy take toward abortion access?
Protect access nationwide and minimize government restrictions on the decision.
Protect early access nationally while allowing some later-stage restrictions and medical exceptions.
Let states set substantial limits while preserving exceptions for serious circumstances.
Support broad legal restrictions, with limited exceptions defined by law.
13. A federal budget has little room for either new services or tax reductions. Which approach is closest to yours?
Protect or expand key services, funded mainly by higher taxes on top earners.
Use limited revenue increases alongside a review of existing spending.
Keep tax rates mostly stable and reduce selected programs to create room for growth.
Prioritize broad tax reductions and offset them through spending restraint and expected growth.
14. A proposal would require background checks for nearly all firearm sales, including many private transactions. How would you respond?
Support the requirement and pair it with licensing or other national safeguards.
Support broad background checks with carefully defined exceptions for family transfers.
Support checks in commercial settings but leave most private transfers to state law.
Oppose expanding federal checks because the burden on lawful ownership is too great.
15. A business owner cites religious convictions when objecting to a rule protecting same-sex couples from discrimination. What should carry more weight?
Uniform civil-rights protections should apply to businesses serving the public.
Civil-rights protections should generally apply, with narrow exemptions for explicitly religious organizations.
Both interests matter, so states should have room to create broader conscience exemptions.
Religious-liberty claims should usually prevail over federal requirements in this setting.