Routing for UAS712
mainintro
People have different opinions about how political decisions should be made and about what is important for democracy. In this survey, we are interested in how you, as a citizen, think about political decision-making and democracy.
if sizeof(choice1_options) = 0 then
choice1_options[1] := mt_rand(1,64)
choice1_options[2] := getRandomizer(1,64,choice1_options[1])
End of if
FLChoice1[1] := getVignetteText(choice1_options[1])
FLChoice1[2] := getVignetteText(choice1_options[2])
ch001 (choice 1 political systems)
Political systems can be designed in different ways. Below, you see descriptions of two possible political systems that differ in some respects.
Which of these two political systems do you think is the better democracy?
if sizeof(choice2_options) = 0 then
choice2_options[1] := mt_rand(1,64)
choice2_options[2] := getRandomizer(1,64,choice2_options[1])
End of if
FLChoice2[1] := getVignetteText(choice2_options[1])
FLChoice2[2] := getVignetteText(choice2_options[2])
ch002 (choice 2 political systems)
Here, you see a second pair of political systems that also differ in some respects.
Which of these two political systems do you think is the better democracy?
if sizeof(choice3_options) = 0 then
choice3_options[1] := mt_rand(1,64)
choice3_options[2] := getRandomizer(1,64,choice3_options[1])
End of if
FLChoice3[1] := getVignetteText(choice3_options[1])
FLChoice3[2] := getVignetteText(choice3_options[2])
ch003 (choice 3 political systems)
This is a third and last pair of political systems that differ in some respects.
Which of these two political systems do you think is the better democracy?
pl_intro
Now we have some more questions about politics in general.
pl001 (how interested in politics)
How interested would you say you are in politics?
1 Not at all interested
2 Hardly interested
3 Quite interested
4 Very interested
pl002 (how satisfied with way democracy works in United States)
How satisfied are you, all in all, with the way democracy works in the United States?
1 Not at all satisfied
2 Not very satisfied
3 Fairly satisfied
4 Very satisfied
pl003 (United States has become more democratic, less democratic, or stayed same)
In recent years, do you think the United States has become more democratic, less democratic, or stayed the same?
1 Much more democratic
2 Somewhat more democratic
3 Stayed the same
4 Somewhat less democratic
5 Much less democratic
party_affil (Party affiliation)
Regardless of if or how you are registered to vote, are you more closely aligned with...
1 Democrats
2 Republicans
3 Independents (no political party)
4 Libertarians
5 Green party
6 Some other party
7 Not aligned with any political party
if party_affil in [3,7] then
lean_affil (Party lean – asked of Independents and not aligned)
Generally speaking, do you lean more toward affiliating with Democrats or with Republicans?
1 Lean toward affiliating with Democrats
2 Lean toward affiliating with Republicans
3 Do not lean toward either party
End of if
pl004 (Existing democratic rules and procedures should not be contested.)
To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
Existing democratic rules and procedures should not be contested.
1 1 Strongly disagree
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7 Strongly agree
pl005 (decisions made fair and democratic OR right)
Ideally, a fair and democratic decision-making process leads to a good decision. However, sometimes it is not possible to ensure a fair and democratic procedure and a good or 'right' decision at the same time.
What is more important to you in case of doubt: That the decisions are made in a fair and democratic way or that the, from your perspective, right decisions are made?
1 1 Fair and democratic decisions
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7 Decisions that I think are right
if sizeof(pl006_009_order) = 0 then
pl006_009_order := shuffleArray(array(1 => 1, 2 => 2, 3 => 3, 4 => 4))
End of if
Group of questions presented on the same screen
pl006_intro
Political decisions can be made in different ways. Please indicate to what degree you agree or disagree with these statements about alternative ways of political decision-making.
Subgroup of questions
Loop from 1 to 4
if pl006_009_order[cnt] = 1 then
pl006 (Political decisions should be made by academic experts.)
Political decisions should be made by academic experts.
1 1 Strongly disagree
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7 Strongly agree
elseif pl006_009_order[cnt] = 2 then
pl007 (Political decisions should be made by randomly selected citizens in deliberative forums.)
Political decisions should be made by randomly selected citizens in deliberative forums.
1 1 Strongly disagree
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7 Strongly agree
elseif pl006_009_order[cnt] = 3 then
pl008 (Political decisions should be made by all citizens in referendums.)
Political decisions should be made by all citizens in referendums.
1 1 Strongly disagree
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7 Strongly agree
elseif pl006_009_order[cnt] = 4 then
pl009 (Political decisions should be made by elected legislators.)
Political decisions should be made by elected legislators.
1 1 Strongly disagree
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7 Strongly agree
End of if
End of loop
End of subgroup of questions
End of group of questions
pl010 (how acceptable United States have strong leader above law)
How acceptable for you would it be for the United States to have a strong leader who is above the law?
0 0 Not at all acceptable
1 1
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7
8 8
9 9
10 10 Completely acceptable
pl012 (how acceptable courts in United States to stop decisions made by democratically elected administration)
How acceptable for you would it be for courts in the United States to stop decisions made by a democratically elected administration?
0 0 Not at all acceptable
1 1
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7
8 8
9 9
10 10 Completely acceptable
pl011 (political views liberal to conservative)
On a scale from 0 to 10, with 0 being the most liberal and 10 being the most conservative, how would you describe your political views?
0 0 Most liberal
1 1
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7
8 8
9 9
10 10 Most conservative
CS_001 (HOW PLEASANT INTERVIEW)
Could you tell us how interesting or uninteresting you found the questions in this survey?
1 Very interesting
2 Interesting
3 Neither interesting nor uninteresting
4 Uninteresting
5 Very uninteresting
CS_003 (comments)
Do you have any other comments on the survey? Please type these in the box below. (If you have no comments, please click next to complete this survey.)
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