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Would You Have Voted in 1968?

Answer based on your beliefs. These questions center on Vietnam, protest, civil rights, crime, and the role of federal power in a divided country.

The scoring model compares your responses with the major ideas and coalitions active in that election year.

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12 plain-language questions tied to the major values and tensions of 1968.

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You will get an era-position score plus a likely party, region, and candidate match for that election.

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1. What should the U.S. do in Vietnam?

Scale back quickly and seek a negotiated end. Change strategy, but avoid a sudden collapse. Stay firm and avoid looking weak.

2. How much should the federal government push civil-rights enforcement?

Strongly, even when local resistance is fierce. Keep enforcing rights, but with more emphasis on local calm. Slow down federal pressure and return more control to states and communities.

3. During campus protests and unrest, what matters most?

Protect protest rights unless violence is involved. Keep both free expression and public order in balance. Restore order first, even with much stricter policing.

4. What should happen to Great Society anti-poverty programs?

Expand them because inequality and urban crisis remain severe. Keep some, but trim or rethink others. Scale them back because they have gone too far.

5. How should leaders talk about crime and disorder?

Focus on root causes like inequality and exclusion. Combine reform and tougher enforcement. Put law and order clearly first.

6. Should the federal courts keep taking an active role in rights cases?

Yes, courts are essential for protecting rights. Sometimes, but courts should not decide everything. Courts should step back and let states lead more.

7. What is the best response to racial and urban tensions in major cities?

Invest more in housing, jobs, and anti-discrimination efforts. Mix targeted help with stronger policing. Emphasize order, punishment, and local control first.

8. How should government treat cultural change around schools, family, and public life?

Make more room for pluralism and social change. Accept some change but preserve a middle ground. Defend traditional standards more strongly.

9. If a national coalition is splitting, what should party leaders do?

Stand clearly for reform, rights, and peace. Hold together a broad center coalition. Speak directly to voters angry about disorder and federal overreach.

10. What should happen with federal busing or other aggressive school-integration policies?

Use them if needed to make equal rights real. Use them carefully and only in limited cases. Avoid them and leave more to local communities.

11. What kind of leadership fits 1968 best?

Moral clarity on war, rights, and reform. Calm competence and coalition repair. Strong order-focused leadership against unrest.

12. What is the best path for America in 1968?

End the war, deepen rights, and keep reforming society. Lower tensions through moderation and practical compromise. Restore order and slow the pace of federal social change.

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Your 1968 Profile

Era Left: civil rights / antiwar / Great Society reform Era Right: law and order / traditionalism / backlash to federal activism

Era Position

Likely Party (1968)

Likely Region

Likely Candidate

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