Conversation Questions about Politics
It’s sometimes difficult to discuss politics with close friends and family.
While we are all constantly evolving when it comes to our thoughts around politics, it can sometimes feel like we are growing farther and farther apart from those around us. We created this list of interesting political questions to help facilitate open and honest conversations about people’s views and beliefs with the goal of better understanding one another and ourselves in our political spheres.
- Do you have any views that lie in contrast with your alleged political party?
- How aligned are you with your parents politically?
- To what extent do you feel that the government withholds vital information from the public?
- Should the minimum voting age be higher or lower in your country? Should other requirements be considered?
- If you were a “single issue voter,” what would the single issue be?
- Who is the individual who has the most different political views from you that you still deeply respect?
- If you could travel to the past and change one event, what would you choose to do?
- Where do you get your news?
- What two celebrities would you most like to see run against each other for president?
- What politically were you convinced was true when you were younger that you now think about differently?
- What would you like to see in terms of what your country requires of billionaries?
- In your opinion, how important is it for a person to keep up on current events?
- What is your most controversial political opinion?
- What conspiracy theory if true would shock you the most?
- If you could make one unilateral change to your country’s constitution, what would you opt to do?
- How has your perspective on the world changed over time?
- If you had the power to completely solve one social or political issue affecting the world today, which would you choose?
- Have your views on abortion changed with age?
- Is there a historical event that you lived through that is now a core memory for you?
- If you had to rate yourself, how well do you understand politics on a scale of 1-10?
- What government capacity do you think you would most enjoy serving in?
- How do your religious views influence your political opinions?
- What living political figure do you most respect?
- Do you think your country should be more permissive or restrictive when it comes to immigration policy? What influences your opinion on this issue?
- People sometimes say, “If you don’t vote, you have no right to complain about a government.” What do you think about that?
- Do you think your country is too involved or not involved enough in foreign affairs?
- What do you think your beliefs might be if you had been born into a different family, religion, race, gender, class, or time?
- Are there any political issues where you still find yourself wavering?
- Are there any political issues that you would say trigger you?
- What issues do you think the govenment should stay out of entirely?
- Which news outlet tends to make you the most frustrated? Why?
- Is there anyone in your life who has strong political opinions but doesn’t seem to do a lot of research or thinking to come to those conclusions?
- Would you be disappointed if your children became members of a different political party than you?
- Would it impact your romantic relationship if your partners political views substantially changed?
- What movement inspires you most?
- What three groups or causes do you most identify with?
- If you could snap your fingers and instantly make the world better, what would you do?
- Have you ever missed voting for a presidential election?
- What percentage of politicians do you think are corrupt? How far do you think that corruption goes?
- Where do your beliefs come from? Family? Church? Work?
- What are some of the key words or phrases that divide us?
- What are some of the key words or phrases that unite us?
- What do you think that members of all political parties have most in common?
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