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intelligence tests would work if everybody had a common environment and starting place.  Because then they would measure how well you were able to extract the kind of knowledge they were testing for, from that environment.

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To be fair, even LCS seems to acknowledge that in an Arch-Conservative society, racial inequality wouldn't be mandated by law, but rather a result of society acting without affirmative action.

Thus:
Civil Rights would be renamed "Employment Regulations" with the following:
C+: Employers can hire those employees best qualified for the job
L+: Crackheads are given priority over honest Americans because they're "disabled"

For the C+, of course we all know this isn't how it would really work, but that's the party line.  For L+, there is a King of The Hill episode about just this situation.

Freedom of religion would probably be keep its name, but be phrased thusly:
C+: People of all religions are able to pray and organize wherever they want
L+: Acknowleging religion/diety/prayer in public is a felony

Again, the government under C+ doesn't stifle individual freedom to religion, it's the fault of the society that such discretion breeds that does so.

I'd suggest basing the death penalty in the Arch-Conservative paradise on pre-1970's Death Penalty usage (it was in the 1970's that the death penalty was restricted to crimes ending in victim death), where it is used in the case of violent felonies (including robbery).  Thus, I'd agree with the previous post about it not extending to every infraction of the law.

For programming purposes, I'd suggest that at C+ death penalty, that it is only applied when the CCS member's prison term exceeds one year.  Maybe even longer.  From my experience in starting the game in a C+ paradise, death penalty for everything only reinforces why such a system is stupid: If vandalism nets me the death sentence, why don't I just kill someone to make my point?  Just like the final result of LCS, the result of CCS has to be vaguely believable.

you're right, L+ needs to be a dystopia and C+ needs to be a fairly nice place to be.

I can't think of a funny way to phrase it, but one thing I hear complaints about from conservatives is that men aren't allowed to be real men and women aren't allowed to be real women.

C+ hardworking americans get what they earn.
L+ lazy welfare queens get rich off of other people money.

freedom of speech
C+ Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press.
L+ (I can't think of a good way to phrase "anti hate speech legislation" that sounds right)

Perhaps, for a slightly more Christian feel:
Abortion: Legal protection is afforded to sperm. Contraception is considered murder.
Stem Cells: Stem cell research is classified as murder.

And to be more in line with the US of today:

Death Penalty: Murder and rape are punishable by death. Minors and the mentally retarded are not immune.

not enough victim blaming.
If someone has sex with an animal, you kill the animal.  Why not extend that to most crimes?
OOh I know  any sort of premarital sex is punishable by marriage.

does it notify you of your own posts?

Er... why'd you post?

because you said that every time I reply to one of your posts you get messaged.
And I can't resist.

I bet the fruit tree idea could work in certain locations/climates. I don't know enough about the needs of those trees to really say though, but they are very high maintenance. The costs might be considered higher than the benefits. Also, you'd have a small-scale tragedy of the commons.

they aren't high maintenance at all, I have seen cherry trees growing well as decoration at schools and there is an orchard that has been abandoned for 50 years with apple plum and pair trees doing fine on it.