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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:
Protect private property from government regulations: B on question 1
Railroads can sue for tax exemptions on other diesel users: A on question 1
This question weighted at 5% importance.
(Relative importance: 2 out of 41 statements.) |
Question 2 answer C 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 'C' from 1 out of 4 statements:
Don't lump all companies when evaluating carbon emissions: C on question 2
No disclosure needed by Cheney energy task force: B on question 2
EPA's Clean Air Act can regulate pollutants but not CO2: D on question 2
Clean Air Act displaced federal common law on CO2 emissions: A on question 2
This question weighted at 10% importance.
(Relative importance: 4 out of 41 statements.) |
Question 3 answer D 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 'D' from 4 out of 7 statements:
ObamaCare "state exchanges" cannot be federal exchanges: D on question 3
ObamaCare's individual mandate is unconstitutional: D on question 3
OpEd: sympathetic to labeling ObamaCare unconstitutional: D on question 3
OpEd: Commerce regulation beliefs indicate ObamaCare support: B on question 3
States have no authority to protect patient rights: D on question 3
States decide insurance issues, not federal government: C on question 3
Federal law pre-empts state laws on generic drug warning: C on question 3
This question weighted at 17% importance.
(Relative importance: 7 out of 41 statements.) |
Question 4 answer C 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 'C' from 3 out of 5 statements:
No judicial limit on detaining illegal immigrants: C on question 4
Automatic deportation for aliens convicted of crimes: D on question 4
No back pay to illegal alien fired for union organizing: C on question 4
INS may hold suspects for deportation, but habeas applies: C on question 4
AZ may revoke licenses for hiring unauthorized aliens: D on question 4
This question weighted at 12% importance.
(Relative importance: 5 out of 41 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 4 out of 5 statements:
Broad discretionary authority for the president: B on question 5
Foreign laws ought to be rejected out of hand: A on question 5
Sovereign immunity only applies to foreign-owned companies: A on question 5
Vienna Convention treaty not binding on US courts: A on question 5
International Court not grounds for stay of execution: A on question 5
This question weighted at 12% importance.
(Relative importance: 5 out of 41 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 2 out of 3 statements:
Vouchers ok if neutral with respect to religion: A on question 6
Unconstitutional to deny scholarships to divinity students: A on question 6
Paying taxes insufficient to oppose religious or any credits: B on question 6
This question weighted at 7% importance.
(Relative importance: 3 out of 41 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 11 statements:
Showy profundities on gay marriage are profoundly incoherent: A on question 7
Everyone in history, until 15 years ago, understood marriage: A on question 7
Let states decide same-sex marriage; keep federal DOMA: B on question 7
Coloradans entitled to be hostile toward homosexual conduct: A on question 7
Opposed banning homosexual sodomy laws: A on question 7
Don't recognize GLBT as a constitutionally-protected class: A on question 7
Don't recognize GLBT as a constitutionally-protected class: A on question 7
Opposing homosexuality not as reprehensible as racial bias: A on question 7
Legal sodomy leads to legal incest, adultery, & bestiality: A on question 7
1st Amendment protects church's anti-gay funeral pickets: A on question 7
State laws should not protect gay rights: A on question 7
This question weighted at 27% importance.
(Relative importance: 11 out of 41 statements.) |
Question 8 answer A 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 'A' from 4 out of 6 statements:
"Navigable waters" should have permanent surface connection: A on question 8
Migratory birds don't extend CWA to isolated waters: A on question 8
Eminent domain should not take from poor to give to rich: B on question 8
Clean Water Act does not apply to wetlands: A on question 8
Can't sue polluters after they stop polluting: B on question 8
Limit CWA restrictions to navigable waterways: A on question 8
This question weighted at 15% importance.
(Relative importance: 6 out of 41 statements.) |
Question 9 answer A 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 'A' from 3 out of 5 statements:
Originalism is the way to interpret the Constitution: A on question 9
Guantanamo rights cause more Americans to be killed: B on question 9
US must charge crimes or suspend habeas to hold citizen: A on question 9
No statute gives habeas review for non-citizens outside US: B on question 9
1st Amendment protects videogame violence as "speech": A on question 9
This question weighted at 12% importance.
(Relative importance: 5 out of 41 statements.) |
