National Political Awareness Test
|
|
The National Political Awareness Test is an American initiative intended to make U.S. politics more transparent. It is part of the U.S. voter education organization Project Vote Smart's candidate information program. With a view towards elections, the NPAT seeks to obtain answers from election candidates, describing their respective stance on a variety of popular issues in U.S. politics. This information is then made available to voters in a selection-driven, standardized format.
According to the Vote Smart website, "It has one central purpose: to measure each candidate's willingness to demonstrate a good faith effort to provide voters with the candidate's inclinations on the issues he or she will most likely face on the citizen's behalf. The NPAT is administered to all candidates for presidential, congressional, gubernatorial, and state legislative offices."
External link
- NPAT link (http://www.vote-smart.org/program_npat.php)