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The AmericansElect.org quiz outlines how elected officials and public figures address political topics, plus the relative importance they place on each key topic. The nine key topics are:

We list below summaries of one public figures's issue stances related to each topic, and which AmericansElect.org quiz answer each issue stance indicates. Click on the quiz answer link to see the full original excerpt and citations.
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Question 1 answer B 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 'B' from 1 out of 2 statements:

Must have well rounded vision to institute change: B on question 1
Railroads can sue for tax exemptions on other diesel users: A on question 1
This question weighted at 6% importance.
(Relative importance: 2 out of 36 statements.)

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 2 out of 4 statements:

Look for alternatives to environmental regulations: C on question 2
Let courts decide what's secret in Cheney energy task force: B on question 2
States can request that EPA regulate CO2 greenhouse gases: A on question 2
Clean Air Act displaced federal common law on CO2 emissions: A on question 2
This question weighted at 11% importance.
(Relative importance: 4 out of 36 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 4 out of 6 statements:

Concurred on allowing federal ObamaCare subsidies: B on question 3
ObamaCare's mandate is constitutional under Commerce Clause: A on question 3
Broad authority for interstate commerce, like ObamaCare: B on question 3
States have authority to protect patient rights: A on question 3
Federal government decides insurance issues, not states: B on question 3
Congress did not intend disparate result on generic drugs: B on question 3
This question weighted at 17% importance.
(Relative importance: 6 out of 36 statements.)

Question 4 answer B 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 'B' from 4 out of 6 statements:

6-month limit on detaining illegal immigrants: B on question 4
6-month limit on detaining illegal immigrants: B on question 4
No automatic deportation for aliens convicted of crimes: A on question 4
Award back pay to illegal alien fired for union organizing: A on question 4
INS may not hold deportation suspects indefinitely: B on question 4
AZ law intrudes on federal immigration policy & civil rights: B on question 4
This question weighted at 17% importance.
(Relative importance: 6 out of 36 statements.)

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 2 out of 4 statements:

Supreme Court can learn from foreign laws: D on question 5
Sovereign immunity applies to foreign-controlled companies: C on question 5
Treaty giving individual rights should bind US courts: D on question 5
Delay executions if asked by International Court of Justice: C on question 5
This question weighted at 11% importance.
(Relative importance: 4 out of 36 statements.)

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 3 out of 5 statements:

Public education needs improvement, and civic lessons: D on question 6
Federal aid to parochial schools is OK: A on question 6
Parochial school vouchers violate church-state separation: D on question 6
Ok to deny scholarships to divinity students: C on question 6
Paying taxes sufficient to oppose religious tax credits: D on question 6
This question weighted at 14% importance.
(Relative importance: 5 out of 36 statements.)

Question 7 answer B 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 'B' from 5 out of 7 statements:

Concurred on no longer deny gays the right to marriage: B on question 7
Overturn DOMA; equal protection for same-sex couples: C on question 7
Recognize GLBT as a constitutionally-protected class: B on question 7
Recognize GLBT as a constitutionally-protected class: B on question 7
Disallow all sodomy laws against same-sex activity: B on question 7
Anti-gay funeral pickets ok if they follow police directions: A on question 7
State laws can protect gay rights: B on question 7
This question weighted at 19% importance.
(Relative importance: 7 out of 36 statements.)

Question 8 answer C 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 'C' from 4 out of 7 statements:

EPA regulations ignores precedent of judicial review: B on question 8
EPA, not Congress, determines when cost-benefit applies: C on question 8
Migratory birds should extend CWA to isolated waters: D on question 8
Eminent domain applies to public economic development: C on question 8
Clean Water Act applies to tributaries & wetlands: D on question 8
OK to sue polluters for past pollution: C on question 8
Extend CWA restrictions to isolated water bodies: C on question 8
This question weighted at 19% importance.
(Relative importance: 7 out of 36 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 1 out of 4 statements:

Cannot rely on original constitution alone: C on question 9
Congress authorized detaining US citizens as enemy soldiers: B on question 9
Guantanamo detainees allowed habeas writ in US courts: A on question 9
1st Amendment doesn't apply to vague restrictions: D on question 9
This question weighted at 11% importance.
(Relative importance: 4 out of 36 statements.)

Other Justices' AmericansElect.org quiz: Stephen Breyer on the issues:
Samuel Alito
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Stephen Breyer
Elena Kagan
Anthony Kennedy
John Roberts
Sonia Sotomayor
Clarence Thomas

Former Justices:
Sandra Day O'Connor
Merrick Garland(nominated 2016)
William Rehnquist
Antonin Scalia
David Souter
John Paul Stevens

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To assess the Relative Importance of each answer, observe the citation counts in the left-hand column of the table above. The AmericansElect.org quiz relative importance are the citation counts expressed as pie-chart percentages.


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