Interfaith Political Action - Candidate Scorecard

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Candidate Scorecard

This tool is for evaluating candidates

Use this form to assess candidates in relation to IPPA Core Principles. On the top are listed some characteristics of the candidates, and on the side are listed some social policy issues illustrative of core principles.

For as many categories of characteristics as you can, identify whether this candidates scores low or high--#1 is lowest and # 5 is highest--or somewhere in between by circling the appropriate number.

Tally their score for each issue.

Remember, we are not characterizing a candiate's particular stand on an issue, but rather how able and willing to consider moral imperatives implied by the issue.

ISSUES & POLICIES	Depth of understanding of the issue	Ability to identify the moral imperative in the issue	Understanding of the steps needed to move the issue forward	Willingness to take a public stand on the issue	Relative priority of the issue or policy to this candidate.	SCORE
Equal Protection
Voter Registration	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5
Allowing Presidential intent to trump Congressional intent?	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5
Election safeguards	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5
Other:	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5
Equality of Opportunity
Alleviating poverty	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5
Support for public education	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5
Head Start	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5
Protect retirement funds	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5
Other:	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5
Respect for Human Life
Access to health care	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5
Health insurance for uninsured, esp. children	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5
Abortion	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5
Adoption issues	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5
Support for teenage mothers	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5
Birth control	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5
Sex education	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5
HIV/AIDS	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5
Support military infrastructure	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5
Geneva conventions	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5
Peace initiatives	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5
Other:	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5
Sanctity of Planet Earth
Climate change	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5
Alternative energy initiatives	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5
Protection of endangered places, species	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5
Air & water pollution	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5
Other:	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5
Tolerance & Privacy
Protect right to express beliefs	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5
Search & seizure laws	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5
Religious discrimination	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5
Other:	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5
Responsible Pursuit of Knowledge
Science research	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5
Relation of politics to science	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5
College scholarships & loans	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5
Other:	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5
Trustworthy Leadership
Honesty	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5
Campaign reform	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5
Secrecy/Transparency	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5
Cronyism	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5
Conflicts of interest	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5
Other:	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5