Mitt Romney on AmericansElect Senate Quiz

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Question 1 answer A on Economy: When you think about the US budget deficit, which of the following solutions is closest to your opinion? A: Cutting existing programs B: More spending cuts than tax increases (mix of both solutions) C: More tax increases than spending cuts (mix of both solutions) D: Raising Taxes E: Unsure	Summary answer 'A' from 7 out of 13 statements: Cap how much government can spend as a percentage of GDP: B on question 1 $200,000 income threshold for no interest & dividend tax: B on question 1 Fees are appropriate for the government to provide services: B on question 1 Make sure that we rein in spending: A on question 1 Reduce corporate tax rate--we have 2nd highest in world: A on question 1 FactCheck: Closed $174M in corporate tax loopholes: D on question 1 Lowering taxes, like Bush tax cuts, grows the economy: A on question 1 Commission studied FairTax and found serious flaws: B on question 1 My pledge: no freeze on tax rollback: A on question 1 Pledges not to raise taxes: A on question 1 Will cut deficit and help Americans save: A on question 1 QE2 didn't work; focus on jobs & higher growth: A on question 1 CC:Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment: B on question 1 This question weighted at 14% importance. (Relative importance: 13 out of 96 statements.)
Question 2 answer B on Energy: When you think about America’s energy needs, which of the following solutions comes closest to your opinion? A: Strong investment in renewable energy like wind and solar B: More drilling than investment in renewables (mix of both solutions) C: More investment in renewable than drilling (mix of both solutions) D: Strong focus on offshore drilling and allowing drilling in federal lands including wildlife reserves E: Unsure	Summary answer 'B' from 6 out of 9 statements: Climate change is occurring, with SOME human contribution: C on question 2 No-regrets policy at home; reduce greenhouse emission abroad: C on question 2 $20 billion package for energy research & new car technology: B on question 2 Need worldwide global warming solutions; not CAFE or US tax: B on question 2 Invest in new technologies to get us off of foreign oil: B on question 2 Develop energy technology like nuclear or liquefied coal: B on question 2 No-regrets policy: biofuel, nuclear power, drill ANWR: B on question 2 Big Oil should reinvest profits in oil refineries: D on question 2 Develop alternative energy but also drill in ANWR: B on question 2 This question weighted at 9% importance. (Relative importance: 9 out of 96 statements.)
Question 3 answer B on Healthcare: When you think about healthcare reform in the United States, which of the following solutions is closest to your opinion? A: The Government should be the sole provider of healthcare insurance B: The Government should have a major role in providing healthcare insurance C: The Government should have a limited role in providing healthcare insurance D: Only private companies should provide healthcare insurance E: Unsure	Summary answer 'B' from 12 out of 25 statements: Get everyone some form of catastrophic health coverage: B on question 3 Personal responsibility instead of employer mandates: C on question 3 Let states create their own private, market-based insurance: C on question 3 Conservative idea: individual responsibility for health care: C on question 3 Insure 45 million uninsured with a free-market based system: C on question 3 No FEDERAL individual mandate; but state mandate ok: C on question 3 ObamaCare waivers on Day One; repeal bill on Day Two: D on question 3 On Day One, ObamaCare waivers to all 50 states: C on question 3 MA Constitution allows mandate; US Constitution does not: B on question 3 ObamaCare's power grab won't work; Obama didn't ask me: D on question 3 RomneyCare intended as state plan; never as national model: B on question 3 In MA, we addressed only the 8% who were uninsured: B on question 3 I stand by what I did in Massachusetts: B on question 3 If people of MA don't like RomneyCare, they can change it: C on question 3 Base health care system on free choice & private medicine: C on question 3 Mandating citizens to buy health insurance is conservative: B on question 3 FactCheck: MA employers have no mandates, but “requirements”: B on question 3 Get everybody insured with state-based market dynamics: B on question 3 MA plan blends personal responsibility & universal coverage: B on question 3 MA program relies on personal responsibility & the market: C on question 3 MA health plan insures all without taxes or socialization: C on question 3 MA reform focuses on individual responsibility (via fines): B on question 3 MA state health insurance plan lowered costs: B on question 3 Mandates on health insurance work in Massachusetts: B on question 3 Repeal healthcare mandate, according to CC survey: C on question 3 This question weighted at 25% importance. (Relative importance: 25 out of 99 statements.)
Question 4 answer D on Immigration: When you think about illegal immigration, which of the following solutions come closest to your opinion? A: All illegal immigrants should be able to stay in the US legally B: Most illegal immigrants should be able to stay in the US, with some exceptions C: Most illegal immigrants should be deported, with some exceptions D: All illegal immigrants should be deported E: Unsure	Summary answer 'D' from 9 out of 20 statements: Welcome legal immigrants, instead of message of exclusion: B on question 4 Executive action on immigration is only a temporary solution: C on question 4 Poverty level of aspiring immigrant's nation is irrelevant: B on question 4 Of course a border fence; of course no free tuition: D on question 4 Build 2,600-mile fence with enough guards to secure it: D on question 4 Ardent proponent of English immersion: C on question 4 Deport illegal immigrants in 90 days under the ideal setting: D on question 4 Illegal immigrants should go home eventually: C on question 4 No mandatory prison term for employers who hire illegals: B on question 4 Welcome the people who have been standing in line first: C on question 4 Avoid chain migration; disallow families from one citizen: D on question 4 Priorities: secure border, employer verification, no amnesty: D on question 4 Proposed Z visa allows illegal aliens to stay in America: C on question 4 Unfair to allow all illegal immigrants to stay: C on question 4 Vetoed in-state tuition; turn off the magnet: D on question 4 Illegal immigrants shouldn’t get tuition break in schools: D on question 4 Tuition breaks encourage illegal immigration: D on question 4 Supports border infrastructure, according to CC survey: D on question 4 Terminate national emergency at the Southern border: B on question 4 Increase both high-skill and family-based visa caps: B on question 4 This question weighted at 19% importance. (Relative importance: 20 out of 106 statements.)
Question 5 answer A on Foreign Policy: When you think about the US pursuing its interests abroad, which of the following is closest to your opinion? A: The US should always act in its own interest regardless of what other countries think B: The US should rarely listen to other countries C: The US should listen to other countries more often than not D: The US should always listen to other countries before pursuing its own interests E: Unsure	Summary answer 'A' from 3 out of 8 statements: World has been losing respect for America for last 5 years: A on question 5 To Jihadists, democracy is blasphemous since people make law: A on question 5 To win the war on jihad, we need friends in Muslim world: C on question 5 Encourage others to welcome democracy, without military: C on question 5 Stronger America is less likely to have to fight: A on question 5 You attack US and we respond; but use nonmilitary too: B on question 5 Not wise for us to describe our interrogation techniques: B on question 5 Use both military & diplomatic actions to defeat Jihadists: B on question 5 This question weighted at 7% importance. (Relative importance: 8 out of 107 statements.)
Question 6 answer A on Education: When you think about education in the US, which of the following is closest to your opinion? A: School curriculums should be set entirely at a local school board level B: School curriculums should be set more by local school boards than at a national level C: School curriculums should be set more by national standards than at a local level D: School curriculums should be set entirely at a national standardized level E: Unsure	Summary answer 'A' from 5 out of 10 statements: We should insist that teachers get evaluated: A on question 6 2003: Bold reforms: required H.S. graduation test: C on question 6 Vetoed abandoning three new Massachusetts charter schools: B on question 6 Teachers' union has deadening impact on student achievement: B on question 6 Education is not just the teachers’ union: A on question 6 Principles: choice; parental involvement; merit scholarships: A on question 6 Changed from closing Education Dept. to supporting NCLB: B on question 6 Reform underperforming schools or replace with charters: B on question 6 Supported abolishing the federal Department of Education: A on question 6 Supported means-tested vouchers for public & private schools: A on question 6 This question weighted at 9% importance. (Relative importance: 10 out of 108 statements.)
Question 7 answer A on Social Issues: When you think about the rights of same-sex couples, which of the following is closest to your personal opinion? A: Same-sex couples should not be allowed to marry or form any kind of civil union B: Same-sex couples should be allowed to form civil unions, but not to marry in the traditional sense C: Same-sex couples should be allowed to marry legally, with all the same rights as traditional marriages D: Unsure	Summary answer 'A' from 10 out of 18 statements: Impact of same-sex marriage on kids won't be known for years: C on question 7 2006: Marriage: I agree with 3000 years of recorded history: A on question 7 Marriage is not just quaint custom; recognize critical role: A on question 7 GovWatch: 1994: Favored gays serving openly in military: B on question 7 Supports Employment Nondiscrimination Act at state level: B on question 7 MA Constitution, by John Adams, has no same-sex marriage: A on question 7 1994: Gays ok in Boy Scouts: B on question 7 Don’t ask, don’t tell sounds silly, but it’s effective: B on question 7 Pushed vote on traditional marriage against MA gay marriage: A on question 7 Pushed vote on traditional marriage against MA gay marriage: A on question 7 Marriage pre-dates our Constitution & shouldn’t de redefined: A on question 7 Constitutional amendment defining 1-man-1-woman marriage: A on question 7 Constitutional amendment defining 1-man-1-woman marriage: A on question 7 Marriage is a sacred institution between a man and a woman: A on question 7 Opposed gay marriage but played fair and upheld law: B on question 7 Put gay marriage ban into GOP party platform: A on question 7 Supports benefits for gay partners, but not gay marriage: B on question 7 Sexual orientation should not preclude being a Scout: B on question 7 This question weighted at 16% importance. (Relative importance: 18 out of 111 statements.)
Question 8 answer B on Environment: Which of the following statements comes closest to your personal view? A: Natural resources exist for the benefit of humanity B: Natural resources exist for the benefit of humanity, but should be somewhat protected C: Natural resources should be mostly protected, but also exist for the benefit of humanity D: Natural resources exist on their own and should be completely protected E: Unsure	Summary answer 'B' from 3 out of 5 statements: FDA should collaborate with businesses they monitor: B on question 8 Clean Air & Water Acts are significantly out of date: B on question 8 Replace "green jobs" program with American competitiveness: A on question 8 States should be able to have their own emissions standards: B on question 8 Clean environment will be a campaign theme: D on question 8 This question weighted at 4% importance. (Relative importance: 5 out of 114 statements.)
Question 9 answer C on Reform: Which of the following comes closest to your personal opinion? A: To make this country great, we should return to the examples and values of our forefathers B: This country is already great, we shouldn't change a thing C: To make this country great, we should keep building and adapting for the future	Summary answer 'C' from 3 out of 6 statements: No European-style solutions to an American problem: B on question 9 Unless US changes course, we’ll no longer be superpower: C on question 9 The US is the only major power believing in free enterprise: A on question 9 Free Cuba and eliminate threat of people like Hugo Chavez: C on question 9 Move Muslim world toward modernity so they reject extreme: C on question 9 US is not arrogant, but we have resolve: B on question 9 This question weighted at 5% importance. (Relative importance: 6 out of 114 statements.)