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Question 1 answer D 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 'D' from 5 out of 5 statements:
Transform the economy to focus on need, not profit: D on question 1 Replace automobile-based transport with public transit: D on question 1 Socialize all financial & insurance institutions: D on question 1 Eliminate corporate welfare, then eliminate corporations: D on question 1 Steeply graduated income tax and estate tax: D on question 1
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Question 2 answer A 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 'A' from 5 out of 5 statements:
Join Kyoto Protocol; limit carbon emissions: A on question 2 Develop solar, geothermal, wind, hydropower and biomass: A on question 2 Phase out nuclear power; rejoin Kyoto Protocol: A on question 2 Our planet is facing a crisis from carbon dioxide build-up: A on question 2 Support Kyoto; phaseout nuclear; develop alternatives: A on question 2
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Question 3 answer A 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 'A' from 5 out of 5 statements:
National health care system for all citizens: A on question 3 Free quality health care for all: A on question 3 Create a universal healthcare system: A on question 3 National single-payer healthcare system: A on question 3 Single payer system for all basic health needs: A on question 3
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Question 4 answer A 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 'A' from 4 out of 5 statements:
Don't militarize the US-Mexico border; freely cross instead: A on question 4 End the militarization of the US/Mexican border: B on question 4 Full rights and equality for all undocumented immigrants: A on question 4 Give sanctuary to illegal immigrants & full social services: A on question 4 Amnesty for immigrants; grant them full rights: A on question 4
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Question 5 answer D 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 'D' from 3 out of 7 statements:
Pay off debts to UN; give up veto power at UN: D on question 5 Large-scale transfer of technology to developing countries: D on question 5 Replace US global domination with solidarity among peoples: D on question 5 Free trade enriches capitalists and displaces humans: B on question 5 Fair trade instead of NAFTA, CAFTA, and WTO: B on question 5 Oppose IMF, World Bank, and WTO: A on question 5 War is a local issue because local youngsters fight and die: C on question 5
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Question 6 answer D 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 'D' from 4 out of 4 statements:
Full and equal funding for public education: D on question 6 Full and equal funding of public education: D on question 6 Privatizing schools is just to reap profit: D on question 6 No public funding of private schools: D on question 6
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Question 7 answer C 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 'C' from 4 out of 4 statements:
Ban discrimination against GLBTQ people: C on question 7 Equal marriage rights for all LGBT: C on question 7 End all restrictions on marriages and sodomy laws: C on question 7 Never accept racism, sexism, nor homophobia: C on question 7
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Question 8 answer D 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 'D' from 4 out of 8 statements:
Public ownership of all our natural resources: D on question 8 Recognize rights of animals: D on question 8 Require companies to clean up their own toxic waste: C on question 8 Massive federal investment in infrastructure: C on question 8 Cap-and-trade allows polluters the right to pollute: D on question 8 Restore & reconstruct 155,000 U.S. bridges: C on question 8 Support sustainable organic agriculture & family farms: D on question 8 Invest in rural infrastructure & public transportation: C on question 8
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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 4 statements:
Withdraw from NAFTA, FTAA, WTO, and IMF: B on question 9 Close down all foreign military bases: C on question 9 Transfer billions from Pentagon budget to jobs: C on question 9 Reduce weaponry & defense spending significantly: C on question 9
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