Jon Corzine in 2000 National Political Awareness Test
On Civil Rights:
Consider race & sex in government hiring decisions
Indicate which principles you support regarding employment and affirmative action. - Establish empowerment zones in areas with large numbers of unemployed people.
- Increase the federal minimum wage.
- The federal government should consider
race and sex in making government contracting decisions.
- The federal government should continue affirmative action programs.
- The federal government should utilize merit and qualifications in making government contracting decisions.
Source: 2000 Congressional National Political Awareness Test
Nov 1, 2000
On Crime:
Impose “truth in sentencing” for violent criminals
Indicate which principles you support to address crime. - Increase spending to build more federal prisons.
- Impose “truth in sentencing” for violent criminals so they serve full sentences with no chance of parole.
- Support programs to provide
prison inmates with vocational and job-related skills.
- Increase penalties for crimes committed on school grounds.
- Implement penalties other than incarceration for certain non-violent offenders.
Source: 2000 Congressional National Political Awareness Test
Nov 1, 2000
On Drugs:
Increase penalties for selling illegal drugs
Indicate which principles you support concerning illegal drugs. - Increase penalties for selling illegal drugs.
- Support programs to provide prison inmates with drug and alcohol addiction treatment.
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Expand federally sponsored drug education and drug treatment programs.
- Increase border security to stop the flow of illegal drugs into the U.S.
Source: 2000 Congressional National Political Awareness Test
Nov 1, 2000
On Education:
Support charter schools
Indicate which principles you support concerning education (K-12). - Support national standards and testing of public school students.
- Support charter schools where teachers and professionals receive authorization and funding to establish new
schools.
- Increase funding for school capital improvements (e.g. buildings and infrastructure).
- Support affirmative action in public college admissions.
- Corzine adds, “Increase funding for additional teachers & reward high performance.”
Source: 2000 Congressional National Political Awareness Test
Nov 1, 2000
On Free Trade:
Supports NAFTA, GAT, & WTO
Q: Do you support the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)? A: Yes.
Q: Do you support the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)?
A: Yes.
Q: Do you support continued U.S. membership in the World Trade Organization (WTO)?
A: Yes.
Q: Do you support China becoming a member of the World Trade Organization?
A: Yes.
Q: Do you support normal trade relations (most favored nation status) with Vietnam?
A: Yes.
Source: 2000 Congressional National Political Awareness Test
Nov 1, 2000
On Free Trade:
Supports retaliatorytarrifs; opposes Fast Track
Q: Do you support imposing tariffs on products imported from nations that maintain restrictive trade barriers on American products? A: Yes.
Q: Should a nation’s human rights record affect its normal trade relations (most favored nation status)
with the United States?
A: Yes.
Q: Do you support granting the President “fast-track” authority in trade negotiations?
A: No.
Q: Do you support the trade embargo against Cuba?
A: Yes.
Source: 2000 Congressional National Political Awareness Test
Nov 1, 2000
On Government Reform:
No Constitutional Amendment forTerm Limits
Q: Do you support amending the Constitution to limit the number of terms which members of Congress can serve? A: No.
Source: 2000 Congressional National Political Awareness Test
Nov 1, 2000
On Immigration:
Maintain human services to children of immigrants
Indicate which principles you support regarding immigration. - Increase the eligibility of legal immigrants for certain social programs (e.g. public housing, food stamps).
- Provide extra federal aid to states with higher numbers of immigrants for
necessary medical and social services.
- Increase the immigration quota for computer scientists and other information technology workers.
- Corzine adss, “Prohibit states from passing laws that deny human services to the children of immigrants.”
Source: 2000 Congressional National Political Awareness Test
Nov 1, 2000
On Welfare & Poverty:
Supplement poverty aid via religious organizations