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How we calculate results

Everything is published so you can check it—or disagree with it. The scoring runs entirely in your browser using exactly the rules and ratings on this page.

The short version

  1. Every answer option was written to reflect a defensible priority with a real cost. None is labeled with a party.
  2. Your principles profile comes only from your own answers: each option sits somewhere on one or more of five trade-offs, and we average where your choices landed.
  3. Separately, we read each party’s current national platform and rated how well each of the four options fits what it says. Where a platform is silent, we leave that party out of that question rather than guess.
  4. Your overlap with a party measures how much better your choices fit its documented positions than random choices would, across the questions both of you addressed. We show it as one of five bands, never as a precise percentage.

What counts, and what doesn’t

Your answerHow it counts
Choosing A, B, C or DFull weight (1).
“It depends” with a leaningThe leaning counts at half weight. Your conditions are shown in your results but don’t change the math.
“It depends” without a leaning, “I’m not sure,” or SkipNot counted at all. These are never treated as a middle-of-the-road answer. A middle position only comes from choosing an option that is itself a middle path.
Situations you said mattered most (up to three)Your answers on those situations count double in the party comparison. They don’t move your principles profile, which reflects choices, not importance.

Your principles profile

The five trade-offs are: who should carry economic risk; who should make the rules; easy access or checks first; how much room should officials have; how open should borders and markets be. Each is tested by two to eight stories in different settings. Every option that bears on a trade-off has a position from −1 (the left-hand value) to +1 (the right-hand value); options that don’t bear on it are simply left out.

The knob on each meter is the weighted average of your positions (leanings count half); the dots above it are your individual answers. A centered knob means your answers balanced out. A striped bar means every question testing that trade-off was left open, so we don’t guess. When your answers span 1.25 or more of the scale’s width of 2, we label the trade-off “depends on the situation” and name the stories that pulled in different directions. That’s a finding about how you weigh context, not a verdict of inconsistency.

Some stories—abortion, criminal justice, religion and public funding, platform moderation, and foreign conflict—don’t test any of the five trade-offs, so they shape the party comparison but not the profile.

How we read the party platforms

We used only official national documents: each party’s current platform or program, plus a formal national-committee resolution or an official national campaign platform where the platform itself was silent. We didn’t use candidates’ or officeholders’ statements, state parties, polling or news coverage, and every party was held to the same standard.

For each question, a party’s documents were classed as:

  • Documented: the text directly addresses the issue.
  • Inferred from a stated principle: the text states a principle that clearly governs the question. These are labeled, and usually carry low or medium confidence.
  • Not addressed: that party is left out of that question’s comparison. Silence is never scored as agreement or disagreement.

Then each of the four options received a fit rating:

  • Fits (1) — The platform supports this approach, or it’s the clear, specific implication of what the platform says.
  • Close (0.75) — A near variant of the documented position.
  • Partial (0.5) — Partly compatible, or the platform is ambiguous between this and another option.
  • Mostly in tension (0.25) — Pulls against the documented position without being explicitly rejected.
  • Opposed (0) — The platform explicitly rejects this approach or its core premise.

Every rating is backed by a passage from the cited source, checked word for word. Party positions were last reviewed on September 25, 2026. The full table of ratings is at the bottom of this page.

From ratings to overlap

For each party, we take every question that both you and its documents addressed and look up how well the option you chose fits the party’s position. Shorter or more general platforms often support even their preferred option only as a “close” variant; that option still counts as the party’s pick. Every other option keeps its published rating.

Then we correct for chance. Some platforms rate several options as acceptable, which makes them easy to match by accident; others take one specific position. So we measure how much better your choices fit a party than random choices would. Specific positions count for more than vague ones, and a platform that’s comfortable with almost any answer can’t look like a close match just for that. Picking a party’s preferred option every time still earns the maximum, however specific or general its platform is.

The result sits on a scale from 0 to 1 where 0.5 is what random answers would get. So a party can’t reach the top on a handful of matches, every party starts with 2 imaginary questions answered at chance level, and a party needs at least 3 firm answers (or 6 leanings) in common with you to be ranked at all.

Example. A platform backs exactly one of the four options in each of 10 questions you answered, and you picked that option in 8 of them. A random pick matches one time in four, so you gained 8 × 0.75 − 2 × 0.25 = 5.5 out of a possible 7.5. With the two chance-level questions added, that’s 5.5 ÷ (7.5 + 1.5) ≈ 0.61 above chance, or about 0.81 on the 0-to-1 scale: very strong overlap.

We report bands rather than numbers, shown as a five-bar meter:

  • Very strong overlap: 0.80 or more
  • Strong overlap: 0.70 to 0.80
  • Mixed overlap: 0.55 to 0.70
  • Some overlap: 0.45 to 0.55
  • Little overlap: below 0.45

When the plausible range—wider when fewer questions could be compared or your agreement was uneven—spans two bands, the party’s card says so. If the top two parties are within 0.03 of each other, it’s a near-tie. If no party reaches 0.70, the result is “no close match”—a legitimate outcome, not an error. With fewer than 6 counted answers we don’t name a closest party at all. The “Weight the situations I chose” switch shows the ranking with and without the double weighting.

“What moved the needle” ranks your answers by how sharply the parties’ documented positions split on the option you chose (including the double weight for situations you chose), and separately lists the answers that most separated your top two platforms.

What this can’t tell you

  • Twenty stories can’t capture a whole political outlook, and a platform isn’t a party’s every member, candidate or officeholder—many of whom diverge from it.
  • Platforms differ in length, age and scope. Some are short and silent on many of these topics; others are long or several years old. Each party’s coverage is shown below and in your results, and silence is never scored.
  • Mapping platform language onto hypothetical choices takes judgment. We publish every rating and the reason for it so you can disagree with specifics.
  • The stories are simplified on purpose. Real policies come with details that could change your answer—which is exactly what “It depends” is for.
  • “Independent” isn’t a party, so it can’t be a match. If nothing fits closely, we say so.

Who we compare, and the sources

We compare the two major parties plus every smaller party that (1) appeared on the 2024 presidential ballot in at least seven states and (2) publishes a national platform that addresses most of these questions.

Not scored, and why

  • Forward Party. Active, but deliberately has no national policy platform. Its documented positions are election-process reforms, which these questions don’t test. Source
  • Working Families Party. Works mainly through fusion voting, cross-nominating candidates (usually Democrats). Its first national platform (April 2026) covers economic topics only. Source
  • Socialist Party USA. Publishes a detailed 2025–2027 platform but was on the 2024 presidential ballot in one state (364 votes nationwide, per the FEC). Source
  • Prohibition Party. Has a platform covering several of these topics, but was on the 2024 presidential ballot in one state (1,144 votes, per the FEC). Source
  • America Party. Announced in July 2025, but it never registered as a party, qualified for a ballot, or published a platform. Source
  • We the People and Justice For All. Ballot-access vehicles for 2024 independent presidential campaigns, without national party platforms of their own. Source
Your profile

How each option maps onto the five trade-offs

These positions build your principles profile. They were set from each option’s wording alone, independently of any party’s platform.

1. You lose your job.
  • A. Income support, no job-search proof: Who should carry economic risk? — strongly toward shared public programs (+1); Easy access or checks first? — strongly toward easy access (−1)
  • B. Income support with check-ins: Who should carry economic risk? — clearly toward shared public programs (+0.5); Easy access or checks first? — strongly toward checks first (+0.75)
  • C. A paid temporary community job: Who should carry economic risk? — strongly toward shared public programs (+0.75)
  • D. Short-term help with urgent needs: Who should carry economic risk? — strongly toward individuals & markets (−0.75)
2. You work full-time but still cannot cover the basics.
  • A. Require higher pay: Who should carry economic risk? — strongly toward shared public programs (+0.75)
  • B. Require bargaining when workers organize: Who should carry economic risk? — clearly toward shared public programs (+0.5)
  • C. Top up pay with public benefits: Who should carry economic risk? — clearly toward shared public programs (+0.5)
  • D. Leave pay to workers and employers: Who should carry economic risk? — strongly toward individuals & markets (−1)
3. Your town has money left over.
  • A. Refund taxpayers: Who should carry economic risk? — strongly toward individuals & markets (−1)
  • B. Invest in shared places: Who should carry economic risk? — clearly toward shared public programs (+0.5)
  • C. Help residents who are struggling: Who should carry economic risk? — strongly toward shared public programs (+1)
  • D. Pay debt, build savings: doesn’t bear on the five trade-offs
4. You need medical care between jobs.
  • A. A public plan for everyone: Who should carry economic risk? — strongly toward shared public programs (+1)
  • B. Required insurance, choice of plans: Who should carry economic risk? — slightly toward shared public programs (+0.25)
  • C. Public coverage for those most in need: Who should carry economic risk? — slightly toward individuals & markets (−0.25)
  • D. Private coverage by choice: Who should carry economic risk? — strongly toward individuals & markets (−1)
5. Your child’s school has more than the one across town.
  • A. Shared pot, same per student: Who should make the rules? — strongly toward common standards (+1)
  • B. Shared pot, more for students who need it: Who should make the rules? — strongly toward common standards (+1)
  • C. A basic amount, then local: Who should make the rules? — middle
  • D. Each community keeps what it raises: Who should make the rules? — strongly toward close to home (−1)
6. You need an apartment. Your neighbor opposes the building.
  • A. Approve under the existing rules: Who should carry economic risk? — clearly toward individuals & markets (−0.5); Who should make the rules? — clearly toward common standards (+0.5)
  • B. Developer pays for infrastructure: doesn’t bear on the five trade-offs
  • C. Local officials decide: Who should make the rules? — strongly toward close to home (−1)
  • D. Require some below-market rents: Who should carry economic risk? — clearly toward shared public programs (+0.5)
7. Your job is at the power plant.
  • A. A deadline, plus public help: Who should carry economic risk? — strongly toward shared public programs (+1)
  • B. Pollution limits, providers choose how: Who should carry economic risk? — slightly toward shared public programs (+0.25)
  • C. Wait for bill and job protections: Who should carry economic risk? — middle
  • D. Leave it to the company and customers: Who should carry economic risk? — strongly toward individuals & markets (−1)
8. You cannot find enough people to hire.
  • A. Allow more workers to come: How open should borders and markets be? — strongly toward open & integrate (+1)
  • B. Limits based on shortages and capacity: How open should borders and markets be? — slightly toward open & integrate (+0.25)
  • C. Temporary permits only: How open should borders and markets be? — slightly toward protect & limit (−0.25)
  • D. Keep admissions where they are: How open should borders and markets be? — strongly toward protect & limit (−1)
9. You don’t have legal permission to stay.
  • A. A route to citizenship: How open should borders and markets be? — strongly toward open & integrate (+1)
  • B. Renewable permission, no citizenship route: How open should borders and markets be? — clearly toward open & integrate (+0.5)
  • C. Stay temporarily while trying to qualify: How open should borders and markets be? — clearly toward protect & limit (−0.5)
  • D. Leave after a fair hearing: How open should borders and markets be? — strongly toward protect & limit (−1)
11. Police want access to the app you use.
  • A. Don’t require access: How much room should officials have? — strongly toward firm limits (−1)
  • B. Narrow access with a judge’s approval: How much room should officials have? — clearly toward firm limits (−0.5)
  • C. Access whenever a judge issues a warrant: How much room should officials have? — slightly toward room to act (+0.25)
  • D. Emergency access, reviewed afterward: How much room should officials have? — strongly toward room to act (+1)
13. You want a handgun for home protection.
  • A. Basic proof of eligibility only: Easy access or checks first? — strongly toward easy access (−1)
  • B. Background check and waiting period: Easy access or checks first? — slightly toward checks first (+0.25)
  • C. Permit, background check, training: Easy access or checks first? — strongly toward checks first (+0.75)
  • D. Generally prohibit private purchases: Easy access or checks first? — strongly toward checks first (+1)
16. You have a new baby. Paid leave depends on your address.
  • A. A national minimum; states can add: Who should carry economic risk? — clearly toward shared public programs (+0.5); Who should make the rules? — strongly toward common standards (+1)
  • B. Each state decides: Who should make the rules? — clearly toward close to home (−0.5)
  • C. Cities and counties decide: Who should make the rules? — strongly toward close to home (−1)
  • D. Employers and workers decide: Who should carry economic risk? — strongly toward individuals & markets (−1)
17. You left your ID at home on Election Day.
  • A. Signed declaration, ballot counts: Easy access or checks first? — strongly toward easy access (−1)
  • B. Other documents or records: Easy access or checks first? — slightly toward easy access (−0.25)
  • C. Provisional ballot, ID by a deadline: Easy access or checks first? — clearly toward checks first (+0.5)
  • D. Photo ID required to vote: Easy access or checks first? — strongly toward checks first (+1)
18. A storm leaves you without running water.
  • A. Existing powers unless the council agrees: How much room should officials have? — strongly toward firm limits (−1)
  • B. Temporary powers that expire: How much room should officials have? — slightly toward firm limits (−0.25)
  • C. Temporary powers, court review: How much room should officials have? — middle
  • D. Discretion, reviewed afterward: How much room should officials have? — strongly toward room to act (+1)
20. Your washing machine breaks. The price may rise.
  • A. Keep the import tax: How open should borders and markets be? — strongly toward protect & limit (−1)
  • B. No tax; help workers retrain: Who should carry economic risk? — clearly toward shared public programs (+0.5); How open should borders and markets be? — strongly toward open & integrate (+0.75)
  • C. No tax, no special help: Who should carry economic risk? — strongly toward individuals & markets (−1); How open should borders and markets be? — strongly toward open & integrate (+1)
  • D. A temporary import tax: How open should borders and markets be? — clearly toward protect & limit (−0.5)

Questions not listed (abortion, criminal justice, platform moderation, religion and public funding, foreign conflict) don’t test these five trade-offs.

Party comparison

Every party rating we used

For each question: how each party’s documents rate the four options, whether the rating is documented or inferred from a principle, and where in the source it comes from.

1. You lose your job.4 of 7 parties address it
  1. A. Income support, no job-search proof
  2. B. Income support with check-ins
  3. C. A paid temporary community job
  4. D. Short-term help with urgent needs

  • Democratic Partynot addressed

    The platform backs job training, registered apprenticeships and the American Climate Corps, but does not say how temporary income assistance after a layoff should be designed (work-search conditions, public jobs, or short-term grants). Searched for unemployment insurance, work requirements, job search, cash assistance, TANF and trade adjustment.

  • Republican Partynot addressed

    No mention of unemployment benefits, work or training requirements for aid, public-jobs programs, or help for displaced workers; the only training reference ('fund proven career training programs') is in the K-12 chapter.

  • Libertarian Partyinferred from a principle · medium confidence

    AMostly in tensionBMostly in tensionCOpposedDClose

    The platform says the proper source of help for the poor is the voluntary efforts of private groups and individuals, expects charity to grow as government reduces its role, and calls government redistribution improper. It says nothing about how unemployment aid should be designed.

    Where: 2.14 Retirement and Income Security (also 2.0 Economic Liberty, 2.8 Marketplace Freedom)

  • Green Party of the United Statesdocumented · medium confidence

    AFitsBMostly in tensionCCloseDOpposed

    The platform calls for a federally funded entitlement for the unemployed 'with no time limit on benefits' and a basic income paid regardless of employment to minimize bureaucracy and intrusiveness, and it rejects workfare. It also promises a public living-wage job to anyone who cannot find private work.

    Where: IV. Economic Justice and Sustainability › D. Livable Income (also II.D Welfare; III.A Economic Bill of Rights – Job Guarantee)

  • Constitution Partyinferred from a principle · medium confidence

    AOpposedBMostly in tensionCMostly in tensionDClose

    The Welfare plank says taxpayers should never be compelled to fund welfare for other citizens, rejects welfare 'as a right', says government policy has undermined the work ethic, and assigns help for the needy to individuals, families, churches and private groups. It does not discuss unemployment programs, so the most limited option is the nearest fit.

    Where: Welfare

  • American Solidarity Partynot addressed

    The platform supports unemployment benefits (with an option to take them as business start-up capital), opposes cuts to public assistance, and calls for job programs in low-income areas and retraining for workers displaced by the energy transition. It does not address job-search conditions or choose between cash support, public jobs, and short-term grants. Searched: Labor and the Social Safety Net; Local Government and Housing; Environment; Principles.

  • Party for Socialism and Liberationdocumented · medium confidence

    ACloseBPartialCFitsDOpposed

    The program makes having a job a right and guarantees a living income to any worker who cannot find or hold one. It also says all the unemployed could have been hired at a living wage. It is silent on job-search conditions and time limits.

    Where: Part 2: A Revolutionary Socialist Government — Socialism: Addressing the interests of working and poor people

2. You work full-time but still cannot cover the basics.6 of 7 parties address it
  1. A. Require higher pay
  2. B. Require bargaining when workers organize
  3. C. Top up pay with public benefits
  4. D. Leave pay to workers and employers

  • Democratic Partydocumented · high confidence

    AFitsBCloseCPartialDOpposed

    The platform pledges to raise the federal minimum wage to at least $15 an hour, to pass the PRO Act so workers can organize and bargain, and to restore the expanded Earned Income Tax Credit for low-paid workers; it also opposes right-to-work laws.

    Where: Chapter One: Growing Our Economy from the Bottom Up & Middle Out > Good Jobs; Fighting Poverty

  • Republican Partynot addressed

    No mention of minimum wages, unions or collective bargaining, or public wage supplements. The platform promises 'raising Wages for American Workers' through trade, energy and deregulation policy and 'No Tax on Tips', which do not bear on the four options.

  • Libertarian Partydocumented · high confidence

    AOpposedBOpposedCMostly in tensionDFits

    The platform puts employment and pay agreements outside government's scope, lists government wage controls as violations of rights (2.1), and opposes 'imposing an obligation to bargain'. It also rejects government redistribution of wealth.

    Where: 2.11 Labor Markets (also 2.1 Aggression, Property, and Contract; 2.0 Economic Liberty)

  • Green Party of the United Statesdocumented · high confidence

    AFitsBPartialCMostly in tensionDOpposed

    The platform says all workers must be paid a living wage, wants the federal minimum wage set at a living-wage level and indexed to inflation, and backs local living-wage laws. It also strongly supports collective bargaining, and treats a universal basic income and a larger EITC as additional measures, not substitutes.

    Where: II. Social Justice › G. Labor (gp.org/social_justice)

  • Constitution Partydocumented · high confidence

    AOpposedBMostly in tensionCOpposedDFits

    The Wage & Price Control plank denies that any civil government may set wages or prices, and the Welfare plank opposes making taxpayers fund welfare for others. Nothing addresses unions or collective bargaining.

    Where: Wage & Price Control

  • American Solidarity Partydocumented · medium confidence

    AFitsBFitsCMostly in tensionDOpposed

    The platform says the state should reasonably ensure that work is justly compensated, that a family wage must be ensured, and that labor-market regulation should aim at a family wage. It also says power imbalances between corporations and workers must be offset by the right to unionize, and warns that safety-net programs should not trap people as subsidized labor for private interests.

    Where: Labor and the Social Safety Net; Our Principles (5. Economic Security)

  • Party for Socialism and Liberationdocumented · high confidence

    AFitsBCloseCMostly in tensionDOpposed

    The 2024 platform would make a living wage with union representation a constitutional right and would certify unions by 'card check'. The program adds that everyone has a right to a job with guaranteed union representation.

    Where: Seize the Biggest 100 Corporations, Create A New Economy for the People

3. Your town has money left over.2 of 7 parties address it
  1. A. Refund taxpayers
  2. B. Invest in shared places
  3. C. Help residents who are struggling
  4. D. Pay debt, build savings

  • Democratic Partynot addressed

    The platform discusses federal deficit reduction, infrastructure investment, targeted tax relief for working families, and help with housing and utility bills, but never says how a government should use a one-time surplus or how to rank those goals against each other. Searched for surplus, rebate/refund, reserves, debt and deficit language.

  • Republican Partynot addressed

    Searched for surplus, rebate, debt, reserve, infrastructure and local-budget language. The platform backs federal tax cuts, 'fiscal sanity' and cutting 'wasteful Government spending', and says the party must return to its roots as the 'Party of Industry, Manufacturing, Infrastructure, and Workers', but never says how a one-time surplus should be allocated; these general statements point different ways, so the question is not scored.

  • Libertarian Partyinferred from a principle · medium confidence

    AFitsBMostly in tensionCOpposedDPartial

    The platform says people are entitled to keep the fruits of their labor, supports any initiative to cut any tax, and calls government wealth redistribution improper (help for the poor should be voluntary and private). It also says government should not incur debt, so paying down debt is partly supported, but refunding what taxpayers paid applies these principles most directly.

    Where: 2.4 Government Finance and Spending (also 2.0 Economic Liberty, 2.5 Government Debt, 2.14 Retirement and Income Security)

  • Green Party of the United Statesnot addressed

    No plank addresses how a locality should use a one-time surplus. The platform favors strongly progressive taxes with cuts aimed at lower-income wage earners, says 'Invest in the commons', supports aid to households in need, and pledges to reduce the national debt, but never ranks these uses.

  • Constitution Partyinferred from a principle · medium confidence

    APartialBMostly in tensionCOpposedDFits

    The platform's debt plan (written for the federal budget) says no money should be called a 'surplus' while public debt remains and that debt should be eliminated in the shortest reasonable time; its Welfare plank says civil government should not redistribute wealth. Applied to a town with outstanding debt, this points to paying down debt.

    Where: Cost of Big Government — The Constitution Plan to Defeat the Debt

  • American Solidarity Partynot addressed

    The platform has no provision on budget surpluses, tax rebates, or paying down public debt. Its general commitments, a special responsibility to the most vulnerable and support for public infrastructure and transit, point in different directions and do not settle this choice. Searched: Principles; Labor and the Social Safety Net; Local Government and Housing; Corporate and Monetary Policy.

  • Party for Socialism and Liberationnot addressed

    Neither document says how a government should use a one-time surplus. The 2024 platform supports both rebuilding infrastructure on a large scale and household relief: a rent cap at 10% of income, a ban on evictions and cancellation of utility-bill debt. Neither document ranks these uses. Searched both documents for surplus, refund/rebate, debt, reserves, infrastructure, utility and housing language.

4. You need medical care between jobs.7 of 7 parties address it
  1. A. A public plan for everyone
  2. B. Required insurance, choice of plans
  3. C. Public coverage for those most in need
  4. D. Private coverage by choice

  • Democratic Partydocumented · high confidence

    APartialBFitsCPartialDOpposed

    The platform calls health care a right and promises to protect and expand the Affordable Care Act (competing private marketplace plans with premium tax credits it wants made permanent) and to extend Medicaid-style coverage to uninsured low-income adults; it does not propose a single public plan and does not mention an individual mandate.

    Where: Chapter Three: Lowering Costs > Health Care & Prescription Drugs > Health Care

  • Republican Partyinferred from a principle · low confidence

    AMostly in tensionBPartialCCloseDMostly in tension

    The platform promises to “promote Choice and Competition” in health care and to protect Medicare with no cuts, but doesn’t say who must be covered or how coverage is financed.

    Where: Chapter Four, §3 ‘Affordable Healthcare’; twenty promises list

  • Libertarian Partydocumented · high confidence

    AOpposedBOpposedCMostly in tensionDFits

    The platform favors a free-market health care system and recognizes each person's freedom to choose how much health insurance to buy, if any. It opposes government mandating or restricting voluntary access to medical treatment and does not endorse public financing.

    Where: 2.13 Health Care

  • Green Party of the United Statesdocumented · high confidence

    AFitsBMostly in tensionCMostly in tensionDOpposed

    The platform supports a universal, publicly funded national single-payer plan and calls health care a right; it wants decisions made by patients and providers, 'not insurance companies', accepting employer or portable private coverage only as an interim step.

    Where: II. Social Justice › F. Health Care (gp.org/social_justice)

  • Constitution Partydocumented · high confidence

    AOpposedBOpposedCMostly in tensionDFits

    The Health Care plank opposes government control of medicine and government regulation and subsidy of care, criticizes compulsory public programs such as Medicare, supports free contracting for coverage, and opposes any federal or state insurance mandate.

    Where: Health Care & Government

  • American Solidarity Partydocumented · medium confidence

    ACloseBPartialCMostly in tensionDOpposed

    The platform calls universal health care a common good and says federal and state governments must collaborate to guarantee it by diverse means. It lists single-payer initiatives first, alongside provider subsidies, cost-sharing programs and mutual-aid societies, and does not commit to a single financing model.

    Where: Healthcare

  • Party for Socialism and Liberationdocumented · high confidence

    AFitsBOpposedCMostly in tensionDOpposed

    The program promises free, high-quality health care to everyone in the U.S. regardless of citizenship, and it would outlaw for-profit care and private insurers. The 2024 platform adds that publicly controlled hospitals would provide care for free.

    Where: Part 2: A Revolutionary Socialist Government — Socialism: Addressing the interests of working and poor people

5. Your child’s school has more than the one across town.5 of 7 parties address it
  1. A. Shared pot, same per student
  2. B. Shared pot, more for students who need it
  3. C. A basic amount, then local
  4. D. Each community keeps what it raises

  • Democratic Partyinferred from a principle · medium confidence

    APartialBFitsCPartialDMostly in tension

    The platform says every student deserves a quality education regardless of ZIP code or family income, and it steers extra federal money toward high-need Title I schools, students with disabilities (full IDEA funding) and English learners; it does not address pooling local tax revenue between districts, which is a state-level question.

    Where: Chapter Three: Lowering Costs > Education

  • Republican Partynot addressed

    The platform would close the federal Department of Education and 'let the States run our educational system', and backs 'Universal School Choice', but says nothing about sharing revenue among districts (equal, need-weighted, minimum-plus-local, or local retention). It leaves the question to states without stating a funding value to score.

  • Libertarian Partyinferred from a principle · low confidence

    AMostly in tensionBMostly in tensionCPartialDClose

    The platform says nothing about equalizing funding between districts, but it favors free-market education with parents controlling all money spent on their children's schooling. It also calls government redistribution of wealth improper, which weighs against pooling revenue across districts.

    Where: 2.0 Economic Liberty (also 2.12 Education)

  • Green Party of the United Statesdocumented · medium confidence

    ACloseBFitsCMostly in tensionDOpposed

    The platform calls to 'Eliminate gross inequalities in school funding' and to fund schools equitably 'based on a priority of socioeconomic level'. It frames these mainly as federal policy and also criticizes per-pupil 'student-based budgeting' schemes.

    Where: II. Social Justice › E. Education and the Arts › 1. Education (gp.org/social_justice)

  • Constitution Partyinferred from a principle · low confidence

    AMostly in tensionBMostly in tensionCPartialDFits

    The platform leaves education to the states and the people and does not address how revenue is shared between school districts. Its general principles — government closer to the people is more accountable, opposition to regionalizing decisions away from locally elected officials, and civil government should 'not redistribute wealth' — favor letting districts keep what they raise.

    Where: Welfare (with Bring Government Back Home and Education)

  • American Solidarity Partynot addressed

    The platform does not address how local school revenue should be shared across districts. It favors direct payments to families (with extra funding for children with disabilities), locally accountable community public schools, and state incentives for teachers in low-income and rural districts, but none of these settles pooling versus local retention. Searched: Education; Principles (3. Community-Oriented Society); Anti-Discrimination and Racial Justice.

  • Party for Socialism and Liberationinferred from a principle · medium confidence

    ACloseBFitsCMostly in tensionDOpposed

    The program promises free, high-quality education to everyone from pre-school through college. It commits to addressing historic disparities in educational quality in Black, Latino, Asian, Native and other working-class communities as a first order of business. It does not discuss school-finance formulas.

    Where: Part 2: A Revolutionary Socialist Government — Socialism: Addressing the interests of working and poor people

6. You need an apartment. Your neighbor opposes the building.7 of 7 parties address it
  1. A. Approve under the existing rules
  2. B. Developer pays for infrastructure
  3. C. Local officials decide
  4. D. Require some below-market rents

  • Democratic Partyinferred from a principle · medium confidence

    AFitsBMostly in tensionCMostly in tensionDPartial

    The platform calls building more homes the surest way to lower housing costs, encourages state and local efforts to remove barriers to construction, and pursues affordable and workforce housing mainly through federal tax credits rather than mandates; it treats local approval rules as a state and local matter that the federal government encourages rather than decides.

    Where: Chapter Three: Lowering Costs > Housing

  • Republican Partyinferred from a principle · low confidence

    ACloseBPartialCMostly in tensionDMostly in tension

    The housing plank aims to cut costs for buyers, including a pledge to 'cut unnecessary Regulations that raise housing costs'; it says nothing about local approval processes, impact fees or below-market set-asides, or about who should make local land-use decisions.

    Where: Chapter Four, §1 'Housing Affordability' (PDF p. 14)

  • Libertarian Partyinferred from a principle · high confidence

    AFitsBMostly in tensionCOpposedDOpposed

    The platform would free property owners from government restrictions on using their property unless they harm others' rights, and it names government production mandates and controls on rents as violations of rights. It does not mention zoning or housing approvals.

    Where: 2.1 Aggression, Property, and Contract

  • Green Party of the United Statesdocumented · medium confidence

    APartialBPartialCPartialDFits

    The platform backs cities' power to adopt inclusionary ordinances so the private sector contributes affordable units, plus mixed-use zoning along transit corridors, lower parking minimums and infill. It treats inclusionary rules as a local option, values community voice in planning, and is silent on infrastructure fees or the trade-off of fewer homes.

    Where: II. Social Justice › J. Housing and Homelessness › Preserve and Increase Affordable Housing Supply (also III.G Land Use)

  • Constitution Partyinferred from a principle · low confidence

    AFitsBPartialCMostly in tensionDOpposed

    Housing and zoning are not addressed, and the platform says housing policy is not a federal matter. Its preamble affirms an owner's freedom to use and control property, and its Wage & Price Control plank denies government authority to set prices, which rules out mandated below-market rents.

    Where: Preamble (with Wage & Price Control)

  • American Solidarity Partyinferred from a principle · low confidence

    ACloseBMostly in tensionCPartialDPartial

    The platform asks local communities to build more housing units and different kinds of housing in the same neighborhoods to raise supply and lower prices. It favors transit-friendly, anti-sprawl planning and wants infrastructure funded by land-value taxes so that land improvement isn't penalized. It also values local self-government and affordable housing through tenant unions and community land trusts, but does not address approval procedures or neighbor vetoes.

    Where: Local Government and Housing; Corporate and Monetary Policy

  • Party for Socialism and Liberationinferred from a principle · low confidence

    AMostly in tensionBMostly in tensionCMostly in tensionDFits

    The program says no one will pay more than 10% of income on housing and that profiting from renting land will be illegal; the 2024 platform also caps rent at 10% of income. Neither document addresses zoning, project approval or infrastructure fees.

    Where: Part 2: A Revolutionary Socialist Government — Socialism: Addressing the interests of working and poor people

7. Your job is at the power plant.7 of 7 parties address it
  1. A. A deadline, plus public help
  2. B. Pollution limits, providers choose how
  3. C. Wait for bill and job protections
  4. D. Leave it to the company and customers

  • Democratic Partyinferred from a principle · medium confidence

    ACloseBFitsCMostly in tensionDOpposed

    The platform treats climate change as urgent and relies on federal pollution standards (including for carbon) and clean-energy tax incentives rather than plant-specific closure dates; it also offers bonus tax credits so former fossil-fuel and power-plant communities get a 'just transition'.

    Where: Chapter Four: Tackling the Climate Crisis, Lowering Energy Costs, & Securing Energy Independence > Reducing Pollution & Making Polluters Pay (also Environmental Justice)

  • Republican Partyinferred from a principle · medium confidence

    AOpposedBMostly in tensionCMostly in tensionDFits

    The platform pledges to expand energy production from all sources, remove restrictions on domestic oil, gas and coal, and end what it calls the “Socialist Green New Deal,” emphasizing low energy prices. It doesn’t mention emissions limits or plant-retirement rules.

    Where: Chapter Three, §4 'Reliable and Abundant Low Cost Energy' (PDF p. 14); see also Chapter One, §1 'Unleash American Energy' (p. 11)

  • Libertarian Partydocumented · high confidence

    AOpposedBMostly in tensionCOpposedDFits

    The platform opposes all government control of energy pricing, allocation, and production and any subsidy for a particular form of energy. For environmental harm it relies on property rights and court-ordered restitution where damages are proven.

    Where: 2.3 Energy and Resources (also 2.2 Environment)

  • Green Party of the United Statesdocumented · high confidence

    AFitsBMostly in tensionCMostly in tensionDOpposed

    The platform calls for 100% clean energy and zero emissions within about a decade, a phase-out of coal (and nuclear) plants, and public ownership of generation, arguing private firms won't retire profitable dirty plants. It pairs this with a Just Transition that keeps affected workers whole (up to five years of wages and benefits) and replaces lost local tax revenue.

    Where: III. Ecological Sustainability › A. Climate Change › Ecosocialist Green New Deal (incl. Just Transition); III.B Energy

  • Constitution Partydocumented · medium confidence

    AOpposedBPartialCMostly in tensionDFits

    The Energy plank calls for free-market energy policy and says the federal government should not interfere with developing any energy source, including coal and gas. The Environment plank supports limits on 'provable pollutions' that pose a real threat but rejects man-made climate change and denies that carbon dioxide is a pollutant.

    Where: Energy (with Environment)

  • American Solidarity Partydocumented · medium confidence

    APartialBFitsCPartialDMostly in tension

    The platform insists that the federal government institute pollution taxes and low-price cap-and-trade so the energy industry funds its own clean-energy transition. It supports retraining and hiring preferences for displaced workers and protection for poorer communities from disproportionate impacts, and does not call for mandated closure dates.

    Where: Environment

  • Party for Socialism and Liberationdocumented · high confidence

    AFitsBMostly in tensionCMostly in tensionDOpposed

    The program calls for ending all fossil-fuel use and says the transition must guarantee economic stability for workers moving to sustainable jobs. The 2024 platform says fossil-fuel corporations should 'immediately' be taken over by the public, and that only socialist economic planning can act at the needed speed.

    Where: Part 1: The struggle for socialism — Climate crisis: Unsolvable under capitalism (see also the Part 2 environmental plank: 'Ending all fossil fuel and nuclear energy use')

8. You cannot find enough people to hire.7 of 7 parties address it
  1. A. Allow more workers to come
  2. B. Limits based on shortages and capacity
  3. C. Temporary permits only
  4. D. Keep admissions where they are

  • Democratic Partyinferred from a principle · low confidence

    ACloseBPartialCPartialDMostly in tension

    The platform calls for permanently increasing employment-based (and family-sponsored) immigrant visas and for extending work authorization to family members of visa holders, but it says nothing about regional labor-shortage tests, local housing or service capacity, or temporary worker programs.

    Where: Chapter Seven: Securing our Border & Fixing the Broken Immigration System > Expanding Legal Immigration & Deterring Illegal Immigration > Legal Immigration Pathways

  • Republican Partyinferred from a principle · low confidence

    AMostly in tensionBCloseCPartialDClose

    The legal-immigration plank calls for 'Merit-based immigration' of people who 'contribute positively' and 'never become a drain on Public Resources', ending 'Chain Migration', and to 'put American Workers first'; it does not address temporary work visas or employer-requested recruitment.

    Where: Chapter Two, §6 'Ensure Our Legal Immigration System Puts American Workers First' (PDF p. 13)

  • Libertarian Partydocumented · high confidence

    AFitsBMostly in tensionCMostly in tensionDOpposed

    The platform calls for removing government barriers to free trade and says economic freedom requires the unrestricted movement of people as well as capital across national borders.

    Where: 3.4 Free Trade and Migration

  • Green Party of the United Statesdocumented · medium confidence

    AFitsBMostly in tensionCOpposedDOpposed

    The platform aims for a world where people can freely choose where to live and work. It wants easy work permits, higher visa caps and a path to citizenship for every permit holder, and says immigrant workers do not compete with citizens, preferring enforcement of wage and labor laws to employer sanctions; it does not discuss employer-sponsored recruitment programs as such.

    Where: II. Social Justice › A. Civil Rights and Equal Rights › 2. Pathway to Citizenship (gp.org/social_justice)

  • Constitution Partydocumented · medium confidence

    AOpposedBMostly in tensionCMostly in tensionDFits

    The Immigration plank opposes abuse of the H-1B and L-1 work-visa programs, which it says displace American workers, and favors a moratorium on immigration except in extreme hardship or special cases. It says nothing about shortage-based or regional quotas.

    Where: Immigration

  • American Solidarity Partyinferred from a principle · low confidence

    APartialBCloseCPartialDPartial

    The platform says temporary visa programs must be reformed so companies cannot exploit temporary workers or put American workers in skilled occupations at a disadvantage. It supports labor protections for all workers regardless of status and welcomes migrants, but sets no admission levels and does not address a residence path for temporary workers.

    Where: Immigration

  • Party for Socialism and Liberationinferred from a principle · low confidence

    ACloseBPartialCOpposedDMostly in tension

    The program would eliminate 'guest worker' programs and all laws that discriminate against workers by citizenship, and it grants citizenship rights to everyone living in the U.S. The 2024 platform says immigrant workers should get legal status and join unions to prevent a 'race to the bottom' in wages. Neither document addresses admission levels.

    Where: Part 2: A Revolutionary Socialist Government — Socialism: Addressing the interests of working and poor people (citizenship paragraph and agriculture paragraph)

9. You don’t have legal permission to stay.7 of 7 parties address it
  1. A. A route to citizenship
  2. B. Renewable permission, no citizenship route
  3. C. Stay temporarily while trying to qualify
  4. D. Leave after a fair hearing

  • Democratic Partydocumented · high confidence

    AFitsBPartialCMostly in tensionDOpposed

    The platform calls on Congress to create a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers and other long-term undocumented residents who pay taxes and contribute locally, and it condemns plans to deport long-settled undocumented immigrants en masse.

    Where: Chapter Seven: Securing our Border & Fixing the Broken Immigration System > Expanding Legal Immigration & Deterring Illegal Immigration > Keeping Families Together and Supporting Long-Term Undocumented Individuals, including Dreamers

  • Republican Partydocumented · high confidence

    AOpposedBOpposedCMostly in tensionDFits

    The platform commits to the largest deportation program in U.S. history and to returning people without legal status to their home countries, starting with those who have committed crimes. It offers no legalization or citizenship route.

    Where: Chapter Two, §3 'Begin Largest Deportation Program in American History' (PDF p. 12); promise No. 2 (p. 6)

  • Libertarian Partyinferred from a principle · medium confidence

    ACloseBCloseCMostly in tensionDOpposed

    The platform says individuals should not be unreasonably constrained by government in crossing borders and that economic freedom requires unrestricted movement of people, but it says nothing about legalization or citizenship. The party's 'Immigration Reform' issue statement (not adopted by convention) adds that peaceful people should be welcome to immigrate and that undocumented immigrants should not be treated as criminals.

    Where: 3.4 Free Trade and Migration

  • Green Party of the United Statesdocumented · high confidence

    AFitsBMostly in tensionCOpposedDOpposed

    The platform says undocumented people living and working in the U.S. should get legal status with a pathway to citizenship. It would exclude only those whose background check shows a 'clear and present danger' and opposes cumbersome fees.

    Where: II. Social Justice › A.2 Pathway to Citizenship › 1. Policy Reform (gp.org/social_justice)

  • Constitution Partydocumented · high confidence

    AOpposedBOpposedCMostly in tensionDFits

    The Immigration plank calls for returning everyone in the country illegally to their home countries, would bar them from citizenship as a penalty, and opposes any amnesty.

    Where: Immigration

  • American Solidarity Partydocumented · medium confidence

    ACloseBPartialCMostly in tensionDMostly in tension

    The platform proposes a path to citizenship for Dreamers brought as children and reasonable accommodations for unauthorized immigrants without a criminal record who seek permanent residency. It also wants enforcement to prioritize illegal hiring over mass deportations.

    Where: Immigration

  • Party for Socialism and Liberationdocumented · high confidence

    AFitsBPartialCOpposedDOpposed

    The program would grant citizenship rights to everyone living in the U.S. and bar any discrimination based on past citizenship status. The 2024 platform says immigrant workers should be given legal status.

    Where: Part 2: A Revolutionary Socialist Government — Socialism: Addressing the interests of working and poor people

10. Your political post gets removed.3 of 7 parties address it
  1. A. Platforms choose their viewpoints
  2. B. Equal-treatment rules and appeals
  3. C. Must carry lawful political opinions
  4. D. Platforms decide; fund a public forum

  • Democratic Partynot addressed

    The platform wants tech platforms held accountable for harms, Section 230 reformed so platforms take responsibility for violent or illegal content, stronger privacy, and more competition, but it does not address whether a platform may exclude lawful political viewpoints or whether law should require viewpoint-neutral moderation. Searched for content moderation, free speech, censorship, viewpoint, Section 230 and misinformation.

  • Republican Partydocumented · medium confidence

    AOpposedBCloseCFitsDMostly in tension

    The 2024 platform pledges to bar the federal government from 'colluding' with anyone to censor lawful speech and to 'protect Free Speech online', but does not say whether private platforms should be regulated. An RNC resolution adopted in January 2021 fills that gap, urging legislation to 'prohibit Big Tech companies from censoring' First Amendment-protected speech.

    Where: Resolved clauses (RNC resolution, Jan. 2021); consistent with platform Chapter Nine, §2 'Republicans Will Dismantle Censorship & Protect Free Speech' (PDF p. 20)

  • Libertarian Partydocumented · high confidence

    AFitsBOpposedCOpposedDPartial

    The platform opposes government regulation or control of communications media and technology. It affirms that private organizations may set their own standards of association, with ostracism and boycotts as the remedy, and it says government should not compete with private enterprise.

    Where: 1.2 Expression and Communication (also 3.5 Rights and Discrimination, 2.8 Marketplace Freedom)

  • Green Party of the United Statesinferred from a principle · low confidence

    AMostly in tensionBPartialCPartialDClose

    The platform never addresses social-platform moderation. It calls corporations 'a far more common source of censorship than governments', opposes censorship 'on the Internet', proposes public 'cloud' alternatives to near-monopolies like Facebook, and imposes fairness or common-carrier duties on broadcasters and ISPs.

    Where: III.A Ecosocialist Green New Deal › Public Broadband; I. Democracy › C. Free Speech and Media Reform

  • Constitution Partynot addressed

    Searched the free-speech, obscenity, religious-freedom, money-and-banking and privacy planks. Nothing addresses moderation by online platforms, and the nearest analogies point different ways: the platform opposes banks denying service over political views but affirms private organizations' right to set membership by their creeds.

  • American Solidarity Partynot addressed

    The platform does not address content moderation by private social platforms. Related planks call for net neutrality with the Internet treated as a public utility, antitrust breakup of big technology companies, public ISPs, and no government censorship, but none decides whether a private platform may exclude a viewpoint. Searched: Freedom of the Public Square; Corporate and Monetary Policy.

  • Party for Socialism and Liberationnot addressed

    Neither document addresses content moderation or the legal duties of privately owned platforms. The program guarantees free speech and political involvement for all, with stated exceptions for fighting bigotry and preventing a return to capitalism. It also criticizes capitalist ownership of major media, and the 2024 platform would take the 100 largest corporations into public ownership. None of this chooses among the options. Official PSL statements from 2019 to 2026 were also checked.

11. Police want access to the app you use.5 of 7 parties address it
  1. A. Don’t require access
  2. B. Narrow access with a judge’s approval
  3. C. Access whenever a judge issues a warrant
  4. D. Emergency access, reviewed afterward

  • Democratic Partynot addressed

    The platform says nothing about encryption, lawful-access features or backdoors; its only related item is a pledge to update the Electronic Communications Privacy Act to protect personal electronic information and location data. Searched for encryption, backdoor, lawful access, surveillance, warrant and FISA.

  • Republican Partynot addressed

    No mention of encryption, lawful-access mandates, warrants or surveillance of private communications. The only related lines concern crypto users transacting 'free from Government Surveillance and Control' and protecting critical infrastructure from 'malicious cyber actors', neither of which addresses this trade-off.

  • Libertarian Partyinferred from a principle · high confidence

    AFitsBMostly in tensionCMostly in tensionDOpposed

    The platform opposes government regulation or control of communications technology, supports Fourth Amendment protection for communications, pledges to end government spying on everyone, and calls government production mandates violations of rights. It does not mention encryption.

    Where: 1.2 Expression and Communication (also 1.3 Privacy, 2.1 Aggression, Property, and Contract)

  • Green Party of the United Statesinferred from a principle · low confidence

    ACloseBPartialCMostly in tensionDOpposed

    Encryption and mandated access features are not mentioned. The platform extends Fourth Amendment privacy to the Internet, demands an end to bulk data collection and warrantless wiretaps, and wants research into Internet structures 'that would build in privacy'.

    Where: I. Democracy › E. Domestic Security (gp.org/democracy)

  • Constitution Partyinferred from a principle · medium confidence

    AFitsBPartialCMostly in tensionDOpposed

    Encryption is not mentioned. The platform demands strict limits on government intrusion, requires probable cause and a judicial warrant for any search, opposes eroding Fourth Amendment rights to fight terrorism, says banks should not be 'enforcers for the State', and calls for a ban on domestic spying that uses private communications or internet companies.

    Where: Terrorism & Personal Liberty (with Personal & Private Property Security)

  • American Solidarity Partyinferred from a principle · low confidence

    ACloseBCloseCPartialDMostly in tension

    The platform says government must not violate digital privacy and rejects indiscriminate and unauthorized collection of data from phones and computers. It also wants ISP data destroyed unless a court order requires retention and calls for abolishing secret tribunals such as the FISA court, but says nothing about mandated access features in encrypted services.

    Where: Freedom of the Public Square

  • Party for Socialism and Liberationinferred from a principle · low confidence

    AFitsBMostly in tensionCMostly in tensionDOpposed

    The 2024 platform calls for disbanding the FBI and NSA, which it describes as tools of surveillance and repression, and the program likewise criticizes the intelligence agencies. Neither document mentions encryption, warrants or oversight.

    Where: Overthrow the Dictatorship of the Rich — Build a Democracy That Serves the Working Class

12. Someone steals from your shop.4 of 7 parties address it
  1. A. Jail plus repayment
  2. B. Repayment, service, supervision
  3. C. A voluntary repayment agreement
  4. D. Repayment and a fine

  • Democratic Partynot addressed

    The platform pledges tools to 'crack down on' retail crime while also stressing rehabilitation, diversion for people with substance-use disorders, and community-based alternatives to prison for young people; it does not say what sanction should follow an adult's first nonviolent theft. Searched for restitution, restorative justice, probation, alternatives to incarceration, theft and retail crime.

  • Republican Partynot addressed

    The platform pledges more support for police and tougher treatment of violent offenders, but says nothing about sentencing, restitution, probation or diversion for a nonviolent first offense, so this question isn’t scored for it.

  • Libertarian Partydocumented · medium confidence

    AMostly in tensionBPartialCFitsDClose

    The platform supports restitution to victims 'to the fullest degree possible' at the offender's expense and limits criminal law to violations of others' rights. It says nothing about incarceration, probation, or fines.

    Where: 1.7 Crime and Justice (also 2.1 Aggression, Property, and Contract)

  • Green Party of the United Statesdocumented · high confidence

    AOpposedBFitsCFitsDPartial

    The platform reserves prison for violent offenders and wants non-violent offenses handled by community programs such as community service, electronic monitoring, restitution and rehabilitation. It also calls for restorative justice and funds mediated restitution and alternative dispute resolution.

    Where: II. Social Justice › H. Criminal Justice › 1. Alternatives to Incarceration (also 3. Criminal Justice Reform; Preamble)

  • Constitution Partynot addressed

    The Crime plank leaves most criminal justice to states and localities and supports their right to require restitution to victims, which all four options include. It says nothing about custody, probation or restorative processes for nonviolent property crime.

  • American Solidarity Partydocumented · medium confidence

    AOpposedBCloseCFitsDPartial

    The platform says prisons are designed for dangerous criminals and that the prison system should focus on rehabilitation, community reform and corrective justice leading to swift restoration instead of prison. It aims to reduce the system's excessively punitive nature and to end court fees that burden the poor.

    Where: Criminal Justice

  • Party for Socialism and Liberationinferred from a principle · medium confidence

    AMostly in tensionBCloseCCloseDPartial

    The 2024 platform would replace mass incarceration with a justice system aimed at rehabilitation and reintegration into the community, and says too many poor people are jailed. The program organizes penal institutions around social education and rehabilitation. Neither addresses restitution or sentencing for property crime specifically.

    Where: Overthrow the Dictatorship of the Rich — Build a Democracy That Serves the Working Class

13. You want a handgun for home protection.6 of 7 parties address it
  1. A. Basic proof of eligibility only
  2. B. Background check and waiting period
  3. C. Permit, background check, training
  4. D. Generally prohibit private purchases

  • Democratic Partydocumented · medium confidence

    AMostly in tensionBCloseCCloseDMostly in tension

    The platform commits to universal background checks, an assault-weapons and high-capacity-magazine ban, safe-storage requirements, a national red-flag law and ending gun makers' liability immunity; it does not mention waiting periods, purchase permits, training requirements or a handgun ban.

    Where: Chapter Five: Protecting Communities & Tackling the Scourge of Gun Violence > Gun Safety

  • Republican Partyinferred from a principle · low confidence

    ACloseBPartialCMostly in tensionDOpposed

    Firearms appear once, in the platform’s list of twenty promises: defending the right to keep and bear arms. It says nothing about background checks, waiting periods, permits or training.

    Where: Preamble, twenty promises, No. 7 (PDF p. 6)

  • Libertarian Partydocumented · high confidence

    AFitsBOpposedCOpposedDOpposed

    The platform affirms the individual right to keep and bear arms and opposes all laws at any level of government that restrict, register, or monitor the ownership or transfer of firearms. It would go further than any option by dropping even documentation requirements.

    Where: 1.9 Self-Defense (also 1.6 Adult Rights and Responsibilities)

  • Green Party of the United Statesdocumented · medium confidence

    AMostly in tensionBFitsCPartialDMostly in tension

    The platform backs 'thoughtful, carefully considered gun control' like the 1993 Brady Bill (background checks plus an interim five-day handgun waiting period) and background checks on all private sales. It never mentions permits, training or bans, and its Non-Violence key value recognizes 'the need for self-defense'.

    Where: II. Social Justice › H. Criminal Justice › 3. Criminal Justice Reform (gp.org/social_justice)

  • Constitution Partydocumented · high confidence

    AFitsBMostly in tensionCOpposedDOpposed

    The Gun Control plank says the right to keep and bear arms may not be infringed, opposes any prohibition on ownership by law-abiding citizens and any registration of guns or ammunition, and calls for repeal of all federal firearms legislation.

    Where: Gun Control

  • American Solidarity Partydocumented · high confidence

    AMostly in tensionBFitsCPartialDOpposed

    The platform calls for a fully funded background-check system (NICS), supports a 72-hour waiting period for handgun purchases, and wants states to offer free, voluntary firearm-safety classes. It recognizes personal protection as a legitimate use and supports must-issue concealed-carry permits.

    Where: Firearms

  • Party for Socialism and Liberationnot addressed

    Neither document sets rules for civilian gun purchases. The program's call to replace the standing army and police with 'the armed people, organized in workers’ defense councils' concerns how a socialist state would defend itself, not purchase requirements. Official PSL statements from 2019 to 2026 were also checked; none address purchase rules.

14. You’re facing an unwanted pregnancy.6 of 7 parties address it
  1. A. You decide with a clinician
  2. B. Allowed after counseling and a wait
  3. C. Only under defined exceptions
  4. D. Only to prevent death

  • Democratic Partydocumented · high confidence

    AFitsBPartialCOpposedDOpposed

    The platform commits to restoring the abortion rights lost when Roe v. Wade was overturned, passing national legislation to make Roe law again, repealing the Hyde Amendment and protecting access to medication abortion; it does not discuss gestational limits or pre-viability rules such as mandatory counseling or waiting periods.

    Where: Chapter Six: Strengthening Democracy, Protecting Freedoms, & Advancing Equity > Reproductive Freedom

  • Republican Partyinferred from a principle · low confidence

    AMostly in tensionBPartialCCloseDClose

    The platform says abortion policy now belongs 'to the States and to a vote of the People', declares 'We proudly stand for families and Life', and opposes 'Late Term Abortion' while backing prenatal care, birth control access and IVF. It sets no rule for early pregnancy, so scores apply its stated pro-life values as states would.

    Where: Chapter Nine, §4 'Republicans Will Protect and Defend a Vote of the People, from within the States, on the Issue of Life' (PDF p. 20)

  • Libertarian Partynot addressed

    The current platform has no abortion plank: delegates deleted the earlier one ('government should be kept out of the matter') 512-268 on May 29, 2022, and a 2026 proposal to add 'contraception and abortion' to the health-care plank was never taken up. Both sides invoke the platform's self-ownership and right-to-life language, so it does not clearly settle the 10-week case.

  • Green Party of the United Statesdocumented · high confidence

    AFitsBMostly in tensionCOpposedDOpposed

    The platform calls women's control of their bodies 'non-negotiable' and wants safe, legal abortion 'available on demand' regardless of age or marital status, covered by all insurance and free for low-income women. It sets no gestational limits.

    Where: II. Social Justice › F. Health Care; A.1 Women's Rights › Reproductive Rights (gp.org/social_justice)

  • Constitution Partydocumented · high confidence

    AOpposedBOpposedCMostly in tensionDFits

    The Sanctity of Life plank affirms legal personhood from fertilization 'without exception', says no level of government may legalize abortion, and rejects abortion in cases of rape or incest. It does not explicitly discuss a life-of-the-mother exception; it bars taking life 'without justification'.

    Where: Sanctity of Life

  • American Solidarity Partydocumented · high confidence

    AOpposedBMostly in tensionCPartialDFits

    The platform holds that human life is sacred from conception and opposes abortion and any direct and intentional attack on innocent human life. It calls for a Human Life Amendment applying equal protection from conception, plus laws that prohibit or restrict abortion, and does not list exceptions.

    Where: Life; Our Principles (1. Sanctity of Life)

  • Party for Socialism and Liberationdocumented · high confidence

    AFitsBOpposedCOpposedDOpposed

    The program says abortion will not be restricted in any way and will be free and on demand. The 2024 platform says abortion should be available without restrictions and free.

    Where: Part 2: A Revolutionary Socialist Government — Liberation: Overcoming racism, exploitation, national oppression and all forms of bigotry

15. Your child’s tutoring program includes a prayer.7 of 7 parties address it
  1. A. Fund it without prayer in funded sessions
  2. B. Optional prayer, nonreligious alternative
  3. C. Fund it as designed, with informed choice
  4. D. Fund only nonreligious groups

  • Democratic Partyinferred from a principle · low confidence

    ACloseBPartialCMostly in tensionDMostly in tension

    The platform pledges to maintain the separation of church and state while also working with faith and community groups to serve people in need (through the White House faith-based partnerships office); it does not say whether publicly funded programs may include worship.

    Where: Chapter Six: Strengthening Democracy, Protecting Freedoms, & Advancing Equity > Combating Hate & Protecting Freedom of Religion

  • Republican Partyinferred from a principle · low confidence

    AMostly in tensionBPartialCCloseDMostly in tension

    The platform says religious liberty includes the right 'to act in accordance with those Beliefs' in everyday life, respects every American's 'deeply held Beliefs', and backs prayer in school and a task force on anti-Christian bias; it does not address public funding of religious service providers.

    Where: Chapter Nine, §3 'Republicans Will Defend Religious Liberty' (PDF p. 20); see also Chapter Seven, §8 'Freedom to Pray'

  • Libertarian Partydocumented · medium confidence

    AFitsBPartialCMostly in tensionDPartial

    The platform supports the freedom to engage in or abstain from religious activity and opposes government actions that either aid or attack any religion. It does not discuss public grants to religious groups specifically.

    Where: 1.2 Expression and Communication

  • Green Party of the United Statesdocumented · medium confidence

    ACloseBMostly in tensionCOpposedDClose

    The platform says government 'must remain neutral regarding religion', wants to end faith-based and charitable-choice funding of religious groups that don't meet required standards, and wants to end vouchers for religious schools. It doesn't say whether a religious group that meets the standards may run a publicly funded secular program.

    Where: II. Social Justice › A. Civil Rights and Equal Rights › 8. Religious Freedom and Secular Equality (also I.E Domestic Security)

  • Constitution Partyinferred from a principle · low confidence

    AOpposedBMostly in tensionCMostly in tensionDPartial

    An October 2025 national committee resolution declares all tax-funded subsidies for private, religious or home education unconstitutional and warns they bring government control; the platform also opposes public-private partnerships and government 'attacks on the religious liberties of the people'. The documents therefore oppose funding the program at all rather than choosing among funding conditions.

    Where: Resolution: Defend Educational Freedom from State-Funded Intrusion

  • American Solidarity Partydocumented · medium confidence

    AMostly in tensionBCloseCFitsDOpposed

    The platform calls for public funding of organizations that promote children's flourishing, including services by religious institutions with religious values, and wants remaining state Blaine Amendments repealed. It says religious institutions must not be coerced to compromise core beliefs, and its religious-liberty section stresses that no one should be compelled to take part in religious activity.

    Where: Marriage and Family; Religious Liberty; Education

  • Party for Socialism and Liberationinferred from a principle · medium confidence

    ACloseBMostly in tensionCOpposedDClose

    The program calls for complete separation of church and state, with no religion favored over another and no favoring of religion over non-religion. It does not address public funding for secular services run by religious groups.

    Where: Part 2: A Revolutionary Socialist Government (introductory provisions)

16. You have a new baby. Paid leave depends on your address.7 of 7 parties address it
  1. A. A national minimum; states can add
  2. B. Each state decides
  3. C. Cities and counties decide
  4. D. Employers and workers decide

  • Democratic Partydocumented · high confidence

    AFitsBMostly in tensionCMostly in tensionDOpposed

    The platform backs creating the first national paid family and medical leave program, guaranteeing every American worker up to 12 weeks of paid leave; it does not discuss whether states or localities could go further.

    Where: Chapter Three: Lowering Costs > Child Care, Home Care, & Paid Leave > Paid Leave

  • Republican Partyinferred from a principle · low confidence

    AMostly in tensionBCloseCPartialDClose

    The platform never mentions paid leave or states a general rule on federalism (it devolves only education and abortion to the states). An August 2022 RNC resolution urges 'moving power of governmental decisions out of Washington and back to the states and the people'.

    Where: Resolved clauses (RNC resolution, Aug. 2022)

  • Libertarian Partydocumented · high confidence

    AOpposedBMostly in tensionCMostly in tensionDFits

    The platform says employment and pay agreements are outside the scope of government and should not be burdened by government-mandated benefits. It does not prefer any level of government for such mandates.

    Where: 2.11 Labor Markets

  • Green Party of the United Statesinferred from a principle · medium confidence

    AFitsBMostly in tensionCMostly in tensionDOpposed

    Paid family leave is not mentioned. For labor and social protections the platform sets national floors: 'strict federal standards must guide state actions', federal labor law for excluded workers, a month of paid vacation for all workers. It also lets communities set standards above federal or state minimums.

    Where: IV. Economic Justice and Sustainability › F. Local Economic Development (also II.C Social Safety Net; II.G Labor)

  • Constitution Partyinferred from a principle · medium confidence

    AOpposedBPartialCPartialDFits

    Paid leave is not mentioned. The platform denies that any civil government may set wages or prices and favors free enterprise without government regulation; it also says the federal government has no authority to mandate policies on private business, which are reserved to the states and the people.

    Where: Wage & Price Control (with State Sovereignty)

  • American Solidarity Partyinferred from a principle · low confidence

    ACloseBPartialCPartialDOpposed

    The platform insists on legal protection for paid leave for illness and child-rearing but does not say which level of government should provide it. Its subsidiarity principle says higher levels of government should empower and support lower levels rather than replace them.

    Where: Labor and the Social Safety Net; Our Principles (3. Community-Oriented Society)

  • Party for Socialism and Liberationdocumented · high confidence

    AFitsBMostly in tensionCMostly in tensionDOpposed

    The program makes paid parental and family leave of up to two years one of the social benefits the national (socialist) government guarantees to every person in the U.S.

    Where: Part 2: A Revolutionary Socialist Government — Socialism: Addressing the interests of working and poor people

17. You left your ID at home on Election Day.4 of 7 parties address it
  1. A. Signed declaration, ballot counts
  2. B. Other documents or records
  3. C. Provisional ballot, ID by a deadline
  4. D. Photo ID required to vote

  • Democratic Partynot addressed

    The platform pledges to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and the Freedom to Vote Act and criticizes laws that make voting harder, but it never mentions voter identification or what should happen when a voter lacks photo ID. Searched for voter ID, identification, provisional ballots and proof of citizenship.

  • Republican Partydocumented · medium confidence

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    The platform pledges election measures 'including Voter ID, highly sophisticated paper ballots, proof of Citizenship, and same day Voting', but does not say whether ID must include a photo or what happens when a voter arrives without it.

    Where: Chapter Nine, §6 'Republicans Will Ensure Election Integrity' (PDF p. 21); promise No. 19 (p. 7)

  • Libertarian Partynot addressed

    Neither the platform (including 3.6 on elections, ballot access, and voting systems) nor the party's lp.org issue statements address voter identification or how to verify voters at the polls, and no national-committee resolution on the topic was found.

  • Green Party of the United Statesinferred from a principle · low confidence

    AFitsBCloseCMostly in tensionDMostly in tension

    Voter ID is not mentioned. The platform wants fail-safe procedures so eligible voters with roll problems vote the same day, a guarantee that every vote is counted, and preclearance to block state laws restricting voting; its immigration section also opposes ID systems that make people 'show their papers'.

    Where: I. Democracy › A. Political Reform › 2. Voting Rights (also 5. Election Integrity)

  • Constitution Partydocumented · medium confidence

    AMostly in tensionBMostly in tensionCCloseDFits

    The Election Reform plank requires every voter to register at least 30 days ahead with photo ID and proof of citizenship, and calls for in-person voting on a single election day, saying true freedom sometimes requires inconvenience. It specifies photo ID at registration rather than at the polls.

    Where: Election Reform — Safeguarding Our Electoral Process

  • American Solidarity Partyinferred from a principle · low confidence

    ACloseBCloseCPartialDMostly in tension

    The platform says it should be easy to vote, supports laws ensuring voters can easily register and vote, and backs equal access to the polls. It does not mention voter identification.

    Where: Electoral Reform; Anti-Discrimination and Racial Justice

  • Party for Socialism and Liberationnot addressed

    Neither document addresses voter identification or polling-place procedure. The 2024 platform's election planks cover public campaign financing, Super PACs and corporate lobbying. Official PSL statements from 2019 to 2026 were also checked.

18. A storm leaves you without running water.2 of 7 parties address it
  1. A. Existing powers unless the council agrees
  2. B. Temporary powers that expire
  3. C. Temporary powers, court review
  4. D. Discretion, reviewed afterward

  • Democratic Partynot addressed

    The platform's only proposed emergency authority is border-specific (temporary presidential power to expel unlawful crossers and pause asylum processing when the system is overwhelmed, with humanitarian exceptions); it defends checks and balances in general terms but does not address executive emergency powers in disasters. Searched for emergency powers, executive power, and checks and balances.

  • Republican Partynot addressed

    Neither the platform nor the RNC resolutions posted on gop.com set rules for emergency powers. A 2020 resolution asked leaders to 'use wise restraint' with pandemic restrictions, and a 2023 resolution urged Congress to declare a border national emergency, but neither addresses legislative approval, expiry or court review.

  • Libertarian Partyinferred from a principle · medium confidence

    AFitsBMostly in tensionCMostly in tensionDOpposed

    The platform says individual rights shall not be curtailed because of war, epidemic, natural disaster, or any other emergency, and that constitutional limits exist to stop those in power from infringing rights. It does not describe procedures for emergency powers.

    Where: 3.2 Internal Security and Individual Rights (also 3.0 Securing Liberty, 2.1 Aggression, Property, and Contract)

  • Green Party of the United Statesnot addressed

    No plank sets rules for emergency powers. The Green New Deal plank urges the president to declare a climate emergency and use 'powers under existing laws' before seeking legislation, and the AUMF plank condemns open-ended war powers for 'one person'; neither covers time limits, renewal or court review.

  • Constitution Partyinferred from a principle · medium confidence

    AFitsBMostly in tensionCMostly in tensionDOpposed

    The platform opposes executive orders that make law or usurp legislative authority, calls for repealing laws that delegate legislative power to the executive, and calls for ending the emergency powers it says state and federal agencies claimed illegally during Covid-19. It does not address natural-disaster powers specifically.

    Where: Executive Orders (with Congressional Reform and Health Care & Government)

  • American Solidarity Partynot addressed

    The platform does not address executive emergency powers or disaster response. Its only related plank concerns war powers (Congress should reassert them and reject overly broad military authorizations), which does not clearly govern a domestic emergency. Searched: Freedom of the Public Square; Foreign Policy; Local Government and Housing; Environment.

  • Party for Socialism and Liberationnot addressed

    Neither document addresses emergency powers. The program would abolish the distinction between legislative and executive functions and make all elected officials recallable at any time, and it calls 'checks and balances' a way of protecting the rich against the poor. These structural positions do not map onto the options.

19. Your family is caught in a war.7 of 7 parties address it
  1. A. Diplomacy only
  2. B. Humanitarian aid and diplomacy
  3. C. Weapons and aid, no troops
  4. D. Direct military involvement if needed

  • Democratic Partydocumented · high confidence

    AOpposedBMostly in tensionCFitsDMostly in tension

    In the closest real case (Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a country without a U.S. defense treaty), the platform supports sending weapons plus diplomatic and economic aid while aiming to avoid direct U.S. conflict with Russia; it also praises direct U.S. defensive military action for Israel during Iran's April 2024 attack.

    Where: Chapter Nine: Strengthening American Leadership Worldwide > Europe

  • Republican Partyinferred from a principle · low confidence

    ACloseBCloseCPartialDMostly in tension

    The platform says U.S. military strength should be used sparingly and only when national interests are clearly threatened, puts securing the U.S. border first, and pledges to prevent a third world war and restore peace in Europe. It says nothing about aid to countries outside U.S. alliances.

    Where: Preamble, 'America First: A Return to Common Sense' (PDF p. 5); see also Chapter Two, §1 and promise No. 8

  • Libertarian Partydocumented · high confidence

    AFitsBPartialCOpposedDOpposed

    The platform calls for peace with all nations and 'entangling alliances with none', an end to foreign military and economic aid, and an end to acting as the world's policeman. It also recognizes every people's right to defend themselves.

    Where: 3.3 International Affairs (also 3.1 National Defense)

  • Green Party of the United Statesdocumented · high confidence

    APartialBFitsCOpposedDOpposed

    The platform says 'the only legitimate use of military force is to repel an actual attack on our nation', urges a ban on all U.S. arms sales abroad, and allows foreign grants only for non-military needs. It routes disputes through the U.N. and would provide forces only under U.N. command to enforce Security Council resolutions.

    Where: I. Democracy › D. Foreign Policy › 1. Foreign Policy—Peace and Disarmament (gp.org/democracy)

  • Constitution Partydocumented · high confidence

    AFitsBMostly in tensionCOpposedDOpposed

    The Foreign Policy plank opposes U.S. involvement in foreign conflicts and calls for no foreign aid of any kind, an end to financing or arming belligerents, and no troops on foreign battlefields without a congressional declaration of war.

    Where: Foreign Policy — Foreign Involvement and Foreign Aid

  • American Solidarity Partydocumented · medium confidence

    APartialBFitsCMostly in tensionDMostly in tension

    The platform limits U.S. military force to just-war principles and last resort, calls for ending unilateral intervention except after an actual or imminent attack on the U.S. or a catastrophic threat to international security with no multilateral response, and opposes fueling foreign conflicts through American arms sales. Its principles say diplomacy must be exhausted first and aid policy should advance justice and human flourishing.

    Where: Foreign Policy; Our Principles (7. Peace & International Solidarity)

  • Party for Socialism and Liberationdocumented · medium confidence

    ACloseBFitsCOpposedDOpposed

    The 2024 platform opposes the 'proxy war in Ukraine' and 'massive military shipments to Taiwan' and calls for a world order based on cooperation and peace. The program would end all U.S. military interventions and proxy wars and close foreign bases. Neither document discusses humanitarian aid.

    Where: Cut the Military Budget by 90% — Peace, Not War with China & Russia!

20. Your washing machine breaks. The price may rise.5 of 7 parties address it
  1. A. Keep the import tax
  2. B. No tax; help workers retrain
  3. C. No tax, no special help
  4. D. A temporary import tax

  • Democratic Partyinferred from a principle · low confidence

    APartialBPartialCMostly in tensionDPartial

    The platform supports 'targeted' tariffs on Chinese goods in strategic sectors to counter unfair trade practices, attacks broad tariffs and tariffs on allies' goods as costs that fall on families, and criticizes past trade policy for letting middle-class jobs move offshore; it says nothing about temporary tariffs, trade-adjustment aid, or protecting an ordinary consumer product.

    Where: Chapter Nine: Strengthening American Leadership Worldwide > Strengthening the U.S. and Global Economy (also China)

  • Republican Partydocumented · high confidence

    AFitsBOpposedCOpposedDPartial

    The platform supports 'baseline Tariffs on Foreign-made goods' and a reciprocal trade act, and commits to 'prioritize Domestic Production' and revive manufacturing jobs; it never describes tariffs as temporary.

    Where: Chapter Five, §1 'Rebalance Trade' (PDF p. 15)

  • Libertarian Partydocumented · high confidence

    AOpposedBPartialCFitsDOpposed

    The platform lists tariffs among the government policies it would end, supports removing government barriers to free trade, and opposes all government subsidies to business, labor, or any other special interest.

    Where: 3.3 International Affairs (also 3.4 Free Trade and Migration, 2.8 Marketplace Freedom)

  • Green Party of the United Statesnot addressed

    No plank addresses tariffs to protect domestic jobs or aid for trade-displaced workers. The platform prefers 'fair trade' to corporate 'free trade', favors regional self-sufficiency, backs a carbon fee on imports and an end to tax breaks for offshoring, and proposes a Superfund for Workers/Just Transition for workers displaced by ecological conversion.

  • Constitution Partydocumented · high confidence

    AFitsBOpposedCMostly in tensionDPartial

    The Tariffs & Trade plank supports a permanent tariff-based revenue system with a floor equal to the cost-of-production gap between imports and U.S. goods, and blames free trade for destroying domestic industry and jobs and for fostering welfare and subsidy programs.

    Where: Tariffs and Trade

  • American Solidarity Partydocumented · medium confidence

    ACloseBMostly in tensionCOpposedDPartial

    The platform calls reliance on foreign powers for large parts of the supply chain dangerous and seeks an interventionist industrial policy to bring manufacturing back. It also wants trade agreements that benefit domestic industry and would remove favorable trade status from countries that leave worker exploitation unaddressed, but it does not mention tariffs by name.

    Where: Corporate and Monetary Policy; Foreign Policy

  • Party for Socialism and Liberationnot addressed

    Neither document addresses tariffs or trade adjustment. The 2024 platform proposes an across-the-board price freeze and lifting sanctions to lower prices, and the program guarantees everyone a job, but neither applies these to import competition. Official PSL statements from 2019 to 2026 were also checked.

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