This is an unofficial continuation of Brasil Novo's Civil and Freedom Rights Index, which is itself an unofficial continuation of Ziegenhain's Glorious Freedom Rating Survey. Both Brasil Novo and Ziegenhain are no longer users on Nationstates, so I decided to continue the thread myself. To make the job easier, I made a computer program that calculates the results for me, the Computer Aided Ranking system. Because of this, you must be exact when entering your answers in the application.
The answers must follow the following examples exactly:
The questionnaire ranks both civil rights and political rights in a single scale. So if you feel you have great civil rights but your score is lower than expected, check your political rights - they may be what's impacting your score. This also works for politically free nations with lower than expected scores. If you have any questions about your score, post in this thread about it.
Though the application is very similar to the ones in the previous two threads, there are a few differences. Also, the points system is different. So scores from the previous threads are incompatible with scores from this version of the thread, though the old scores can help predict your new score.
After a questionnaire is processed, the Computer Aided Ranking system outputs the total points your nation earned and your nation's ranking category. I will upload the source code on Github as soon as I get used to git.
Questionnaire
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[box][b]Full Name of Nation:[/b]
[b]Common Name of Nation:[/b]
[b]Government Type:[/b]
[b]Economic System:[/b]
[b]Average tax rate:[/b]
[b]Head of State:[/b]
[b]Head of Government:[/b]
[b]Do you have democracy?[/b]
[b]Are your nation's leaders elected by a vote?[/b]
[b]Is the legislature an independent branch of government? (disregard for direct democracies)[/b]
[b]Do the people elect representatives to a legislature? (disregard for direct democracies)[/b]
[b]Are there two or more parties in your legislature? (disregard for direct democracies)[/b]
[b]Are elections open to all citizens above a certain age?[/b]
[b][u]Does your nation have:[/b][/u]
[b]Freedom of speech?[/b]
[b]Freedom of thought?[/b]
[b]Freedom of association?[/b]
[b]Freedom of the press?[/b]
[b]Freedom of religious expression?[/b]
[b]Freedom of assembly?[/b]
[b]Freedom to protest?[/b]
[b]Right to bear arms?[/b]
[b]Right to a trial by jury?[/b]
[b]Innocent until proven guilty?[/b]
[b]Right to a fair and speedy trial?[/b]
[b]Right to have legal representation in trial?[/b]
[b]Equal protection under the law?[/b]
[b]Equal rights for all genders?[/b]
[b]Right to privacy?[/b]
[b]LGBT rights?[/b]
[b]Equal rights for all races/ethnicities?[/b]
[b]Has your nation outlawed indefinite detention?[/b]
[b]Are the police and military separate entities?[/b]
[b]Do police require warrants?[/b]
[b]Do police require probable cause?[/b]
[b]Is torture prohibited?[/b]
[b]Is the judiciary an independent branch of government?[/b]
[b]Is slavery illegal?[/b]
[b]Are soft drugs legal?[/b]
[b]Are hard drugs legal?[/b]
[b]Are porn and prostitution legal?[/b]
[b]Are internet, radio and/or TV allowed?[/b]
[b]Are the internet, radio and/or TV in your country accessible in other nations? [/b]
[b]Has your nation outlawed the death penalty?[/b]
[b]Are foreigners/tourists treated with respect?[/b]
[b]Are private industries legal?[/b]
[b]Is gambling legal?[/b][/box]
