Reply #1: I don't think you've got it.

[RafterMan]

There's too much moralism embedded in many of these questions.

For example, on the Israel question -- cutting aid to Israel has a realpolitik reason and the reason you give. The action and the moral justification you give are not intertwined in reality as they are on your test. The tax rates question similarly hinges on fair vs unfair rather than effective vs ineffective. On the flip side, questions 5 & 6 on the X-axis are phrased well ("what is the best way...", "what is the top priority...").

It would be okay if your test was designed to assess the moral acumen of the subject but from a pragmatist's point of view, many of the questions are unanswerable.