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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 2 out of 3 statements:
Paying down debt reduces government intrusion: B on question 1
Free America from debt by paying down $3 trillion: A on question 1
Balance or surplus except in crises.: B on question 1
This question weighted at 5% importance.
(Relative importance: 3 out of 56 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 3 out of 4 statements:
Immediate freeze now; then reduce CO2 emissions 90% by 2050: A on question 2
A different kind of campaign: make climate change #1 issue: A on question 2
Drilling ANWR too high a price for a few months of oil: C on question 2
Kyoto goals are an indispensable first step: A on question 2
This question weighted at 7% importance.
(Relative importance: 4 out of 56 statements.) |
Question 3 answer C 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 'C' from 1 out of 3 statements:
Wants some form of non-government universal health care: C on question 3
$300B over 15 years to keep Medicare solvent: A on question 3
Capping Medicaid payments hurts minorities: B on question 3
This question weighted at 5% importance.
(Relative importance: 3 out of 56 statements.) |
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 3 out of 4 statements:
Citizenship for 1.2M cleared backlog, but sacrificed quality: A on question 4
Citizenship for 1.2M cleared backlog, but sacrificed quality: B on question 4
More immigrants to alleviate labor shortage: A on question 4
Immigration leads to diversity and cultural tolerance: A on question 4
This question weighted at 7% importance.
(Relative importance: 4 out of 56 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 7 out of 17 statements:
Bush engaged in mass deception of the US public about Iraq: D on question 5
Damage done at Abu Ghraib was serious: C on question 5
Renounce policy of holding US citizens as enemy combatants: D on question 5
Chernomyrdin Commission produced results despite corruption: D on question 5
Supported force in Mideast, Balkans, Haiti, not Somalia: B on question 5
Rwandan genocide: no military, but more humanitarian aid: C on question 5
Cuba: Hard-liner on Castro; keep sanctions: B on question 5
Chechnya: Keep aid that helps US; cut off aid that helps war: B on question 5
OpEd: compares U.S. to a dysfunctional civilization: D on question 5
Supports New Security Agenda and Third-World debt relief: C on question 5
Supports permanent normal trade relations with China: C on question 5
UN treaties are effective means for US to help Third World: D on question 5
Strong defense for world leader; tie defense to other issues: B on question 5
Pay UN dues, as leader of the world: D on question 5
US bonds with Israel endure; we should broker: C on question 5
Committed to the survival & security of Israel: D on question 5
Build a rule-based global trading system: A on question 5
This question weighted at 30% importance.
(Relative importance: 17 out of 56 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 7 out of 12 statements:
$170B on education over next 10 years: C on question 6
Investment in public education; with testing & local control: D on question 6
Bush’s vouchers are “educational roulette”: D on question 6
Vouchers cause public schools to have 9:30 lunch & no desks: D on question 6
Vouchers cause public schools to have 9:30 lunch & no desks: D on question 6
Invest in schools; don’t drain them via vouchers: D on question 6
Parents in failing schools can’t wait: Shut down & re-open: A on question 6
Choice & competition only within public & charter schools: C on question 6
Increase public school aid by 50% instead of vouchers: C on question 6
No experimental vouchers: D on question 6
More choice, more local control, within public schools: B on question 6
Against vouchers; build up public schools instead: D on question 6
This question weighted at 21% importance.
(Relative importance: 12 out of 56 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 3 out of 4 statements:
Find some way for civic union; but not gay marriage: B on question 7
Supports Vermont’s Civil Union law: B on question 7
Stop discrimination against same-sex domestic partnerships: C on question 7
Supports same-sex partnerships; but not “marriage” title: B on question 7
This question weighted at 7% importance.
(Relative importance: 4 out of 56 statements.) |
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 16 out of 27 statements:
Arctic ice is melting & may disrupt global weather patterns: C on question 8
To let earth continue warming would be deeply immoral: D on question 8
Use market capitalism as ally of environmentalism: C on question 8
Will protect Chicago from being as polluted as Houston: D on question 8
Continue & do more cleanup of Great Lakes: D on question 8
A clean environment and a healthy economy do not conflict: C on question 8
Invest in clean water, air, & land in “Environmental Decade”: D on question 8
Ozone protection is working; keep up diligence: D on question 8
Big Lie: good environment is bad economics: D on question 8
Market-based goals for power plants’ air pollution: B on question 8
Environmental justice and economic revival go hand-in-hand: C on question 8
If we do nothing else, save the rain forest: D on question 8
The US should lead the global environmental movement: D on question 8
Calculate environmental impact when measuring profit: B on question 8
Drilling ANWR too high a price for a few months of oil: D on question 8
$150B Energy Security and Environment Trust Fund: C on question 8
No logging in roadless forests; protect 40M acres: D on question 8
Pass bipartisan legislation to revitalize contaminated sites: D on question 8
Transform brownfields into parks with federal investment: D on question 8
Livability Agenda proposes $1 billion for parks: D on question 8
Control clean air in National Parks: C on question 8
Carbon dioxide causes global warming and we should act: D on question 8
Replace sprawl with “smart growth”; $7.8B on Everglades: D on question 8
Major commitment to build high-speed Amtrak rail systems: C on question 8
Clean up and improve existing bus & rail systems: C on question 8
Gore proposes $2B to counter suburban sprawl: D on question 8
Mass transit to fight suburban sprawl: C on question 8
This question weighted at 48% importance.
(Relative importance: 27 out of 56 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 6 out of 11 statements:
Policy based on domination creates enemies: C on question 9
Keep America strong for challenges of newly free world: B on question 9
Agrees with unions on 90% of issues, but not on free trade: C on question 9
Make trade work for working families: C on question 9
Nation-building is part of world leadership: B on question 9
The power of example is America’s greatest power: A on question 9
Nation-building: preferable to WWIII, and a stunning success: C on question 9
Strong defense for world leader; tie defense to other issues: B on question 9
Against SDI & more carriers; for Grenada & nuclear freeze: C on question 9
WTO talks will continue, with labor & environment input: B on question 9
Progressive Internationalism: globalize with US pre-eminence: C on question 9
This question weighted at 20% importance.
(Relative importance: 11 out of 56 statements.) |
