• It covers candidates and elected officials in six basic areas: background information, issue positions (via the Political Courage Test), voting records, campaign finances, interest group ratings, and speeches and public statements. (wikipedia.org)
  • Vote Smart says that it does not accept contributions from corporations, labor unions, political parties, or other organizations that lobby, support or oppose candidates or issues. (wikipedia.org)
  • With a view towards elections, the test seeks to obtain answers from election candidates, describing their respective stances on a variety of popular issues in American politics. (wikipedia.org)
  • Fifty-one of the congressional, state legislative and gubernatorial candidates passed the 2014 Political Courage Test. (votesmart.org)
  • Eleven of the congressional, state legislative and gubernatorial candidates passed the 2014 Political Courage Test. (votesmart.org)
  • Nine of the congressional candidates passed the 2014 Political Courage Test. (votesmart.org)
  • Historically, candidates have failed to complete our test due to the advice they receive from their advisors and out of fear of negative attack ads. (ontheissues.org)
  • The Political Courage Test asks candidates which items they will support if elected. (votesmart.org)
  • Then Congress moved to increase party contribution limits, allowing joint fundraising accounts - which allow candidates to share their fundraising with their respective political party accounts - to take in even more money. (issuesandalibis.org)
  • These issue positions, from the year 2016, are provided [for candidates who] refused to provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2016 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests. (ontheissues.org)
  • Issue Positions (Political Courage Test) -- We test thousands of candidates for President, Congress, Governor and State Legislature with our Political Courage Test. (usfca.edu)
  • The Test accurately measures candidates' willingness to provide voters with their positions on the issues they will most likely face if elected. (usfca.edu)
  • It's past time to closely scrutinize legislative candidates - and to demand political courage and statesmanship, rather than fealty to the powers-that-be. (journalrecord.com)
  • Suzanne Bonamici did not provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2022 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart and voters like you. (votesmart.org)
  • Today, Vote Smart released the results of the National Political Courage Test to VoteEasy at VoteSmart.org, giving New Hampshire voters an invaluable resource for identifying their best political match November 4th. (votesmart.org)
  • PVS self-description: "The Political Courage Test provides voters with positions on key issues. (ontheissues.org)
  • PVS also provides records of public statements, contact information for state and local election offices, polling place and absentee ballot information, ballot measure descriptions for each state (where applicable), links to federal and state government agencies, and links to political parties and issue organizations. (wikipedia.org)
  • This candidate has responded to a Political Courage Test in a previous election. (votesmart.org)
  • They have demonstrated great dignity and courage, in a testing time. (nato.int)
  • However, the grim stories described here are illuminated by dignity, courage and resilience. (epw.in)
  • This is an appeal to the subscribers, contributors, advertisers and well-wishers of Economic and Political Weekly (EPW), published by Sameeksha Trust, a public charitable trust registered with the office of the Charity Commissioner, Mumbai, India. (epw.in)
  • The Statistical Abstract of the United States is a one-volume, comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. (usfca.edu)
  • The G7 countries are the world's economic and political leaders. (bvsalud.org)
  • 12. It takes courage to issue reports that antagonize powerful economic operators. (who.int)
  • Economic power readily translates into political power. (who.int)
  • Although evidence sug gests that some of these findings may apply to disasters worldwide, one must be cautious in extrapolating the data because of the social, cultural, economic, and political differences in other countries. (cdc.gov)
  • In reality the hearings were the crucible that tested the integrity and personal courage of so many of those called before it. (plebity.org)
  • He was willing to with purpose, talent, integrity, compassion, courage, and err on the side of protecting the public's health even if it responsiveness, and, when appropriate, an ability to laugh meant a risk of critical perceptions of him and the CDC. (cdc.gov)
  • The political math for both kinds of reform only gets more difficult if Democrats lose seats in the House and Senate in next year's midterm elections, as is expected to happen. (cnn.com)
  • This is what the Senate did instead of demonstrating courage and refusing to vandalizing the very document they swore to honor and protect. (blogspot.com)
  • Over the course of several weeks in 2002, this candidate repeatedly refused requests by citizens in the candidate's own state, leaders of both major political parties, major news organizations and Project Vote Smart staff to provide voters with essential issue information in the 2002 National Political Awareness Test. (votesmart.org)
  • Or maybe it is because so many current political issues really boil down to tests of courage and leadership. (blogspot.com)
  • Leadership exists not only at the political level, but also within families, communities, and places of worship and work. (who.int)
  • I never really thought that we would come to a time where we can't agree on basic facts in our everyday political discourse. (votesmart.org)
  • How did Dr. Sencer's actions back then, how do they stand the test of time nowadays? (cdc.gov)
  • True believers, intent on eliminating public schools, built donor networks, cultivated political alliances, and churned out ready-made legislation. (newrepublic.com)
  • In January 2011, Vote Smart moved its Key Votes Department and Political Courage Test Department to facilities offered by both the University of Texas-Austin and the University of Southern California. (wikipedia.org)
  • Vote Smart has since left the University of Southern California and moved its Political Courage Department to its Montana research center. (wikipedia.org)
  • Sisolak's democratic opponent Giunchigliani has since used this survey to her advantage and expressed her ongoing political support for these topics. (nevadasagebrush.com)
  • Schneider and Berkshire write that they began the book to answer "a puzzling question: Why had conservative policy ideas, hatched decades ago and once languishing due to a lack of public and political support, suddenly roared back to life in the last five or so years? (newrepublic.com)
  • Why had conservative policy ideas, hatched decades ago and once languishing due to a lack of public and political support, suddenly roared back to life in the last five or so years? (newrepublic.com)
  • I would tend to agree with your statement that these 'issues' (gay marriage, etc) require significantly less courage to deal with than say, national healthcare. (blogspot.com)
  • Leaders must possess the courage to look someone in the eye and piss in their Corn Flakes and move the masses forward to handle the shit that needs handling. (blogspot.com)
  • The number of political disappearances and deaths since this government came to power is too many to enumerate in the scope of this article. (newsblaze.com)
  • AngryBlackBitch: Pondering a certain lack of courage. (blogspot.com)
  • Over the last several years, I have heard and read many instances and places where people are citing this authority or that authority over the need or lack of need for testing specialists in an Agile Team. (associationforsoftwaretesting.org)
  • Elected officials strongly supported a regime of testing, accountability, and school choice, they wrote, but public enthusiasm was waning due to a lack of "courage" and "political will. (newrepublic.com)
  • David Suzuki finds, "Citizen Science And Genetic Testing Yield Positive Results. (issuesandalibis.org)
  • Governors wanted more testing, higher standards, and accountability for poor results. (newrepublic.com)
  • A rebellious teenager daughter, the nephew of the previous owner and a handsome developer test Rachel's courage to discover hidden truths about her inheritance. (booktalk.com)
  • Dr. Jeffrey Koplan] Well for me, they've always stood the test of wise and courageous public health decision making. (cdc.gov)
  • Health policy must be based on the best available evidence, protect the right of structurally vulnerable populations to access healthcare, and not be contingent on favourable public opinion or prevailing political ideology. (bvsalud.org)
  • Thousands of Awami party cadres have been recruited in the police force, and they act as Awami political activists (read hooligans) in the street. (newsblaze.com)
  • The Political Courage Test (formerly the National Political Awareness Test, NPAT) is an American initiative intended to increase transparency in American politics. (wikipedia.org)
  • For a decade, it had failed to produce any improvement on national tests. (newrepublic.com)
  • and political elements that made the events important. (cdc.gov)
  • U political and social decisions are the way to accomplish it. (bvsalud.org)
  • Interestingly, the Awami party men being relieved of the 'duty' of fighting against the opposition political activists are intra-fighting over domination and money extortion. (newsblaze.com)
  • The post LinkedIn users test out AI professional headshots and are shocked by how realistic they are appeared first on In The Know . (yahoo.com)
  • But they also care about immigration because they see it as a test of political courage. (cnn.com)
  • Your historic political demise began when you formed your current government, distributed ministry portfolios like candy. (alonben-meir.com)
  • Most of our countries, including those under difficult conditions, have introduced voluntary HIV counselling and testing services. (who.int)
  • RéSUMé: Les services de consommation supervisée ont été établis au Canada et à l'étranger en tant qu'impératif éthique dans le contexte d'une urgence de santé publique. (bvsalud.org)
  • En 2019, le gouvernement de l'Alberta a commandé un examen des impacts socioéconomiques de sept services de consommation supervisée dans la province. (bvsalud.org)
  • It was also a great test of an entire society, and of the political system of a young democracy. (nato.int)
  • Traditionally, our society has taught us that violence often equals courage and strength. (cdc.gov)
  • That has just got to be a complete beating, but it is also where courage kicks in. (blogspot.com)
  • SPECIAL ARTICLEEconomic & Political Weekly EPW april 26, 200887Living with Hunger: Deprivation among the Aged, Single Women and People with DisabilityHarsh ManderThe enormity of human deprivation among the vulnerable and destitute is overwhelming. (epw.in)
  • Most people failed that moral test, and to avoid personal consequences they eagerly fed the committee names of new victims who could be summoned and tested in turn. (plebity.org)
  • This shows that we need to make greater efforts to help people to undergo an HIV test. (who.int)
  • We will ensure that transition takes place when clear political and military conditions are in place, and with the Afghans playing a key role. (nato.int)
  • As a result, opposition political programs in Bangladesh are repeatedly met with disproportionate use of lethal force during clashes between protesters and the police. (newsblaze.com)
  • and, as a result, judges are using the bench to make political statements. (newsblaze.com)
  • 3, 5) Even when interviewees have denied seeing such behavior in their own disasters, some of them have viewed this as atypical--as the result of the extraordinary spirit and courage unique to their own community--rather than as characteristic of disasters in general. (cdc.gov)
  • Exempted from it are "churches and other places of religious worship" as well as "political rallies, demonstrations, and other speech protected by the First Amendment. (maciverinstitute.com)
  • And Poland's Government has proven that while the political system may be young, it is fully mature, and able to withstand even the most powerful shocks. (nato.int)