Twenty-eight stances · four stops · one ballot
You are on the trail, and the questions will not wait. Take a position at every stop. The compass under your name moves with each answer, the factions notice, and by the closing statement you will have a map of where you actually stand.
Answer plainly. Four stances, no neutral. A strong stance moves you further and pays more.
The two axes move separately. Most questions affect both axes, and after every answer the game says which one moved and which one held still.
Stay on message and your momentum multiplier climbs. Contradict yourself and the streak dies, and the break is marked as a maverick turn. Nuance costs you nothing.
Four factions keep score. Cross 68% approval and you have their endorsement. You will not hold all four.
Left to right is economics. Top to bottom is how much authority you would hand the state, liberty highest.
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Courts and legislatures do not keep score for either axis. These are historical parallels, not rulings on your exact answer. Source-search links help you investigate the original records; the summaries are not legal advice.