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Question 1 answer C 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 'C' from 1 out of 2 statements:
Too much cut from international affairs budget: C on question 1
Government out of free marketplace & it’ll thrive: A on question 1
This question weighted at 8% importance.
(Relative importance: 2 out of 26 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 1 out of 2 statements:
Wind is a solution as global demand for energy increases: A on question 2
Address climate change, but Kyoto too stringent: C on question 2
This question weighted at 8% importance.
(Relative importance: 2 out of 26 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 1 out of 1 statements:
Promise Three: Healthy start and future: B on question 3
This question weighted at 4% importance.
(Relative importance: 1 out of 26 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 3 statements:
Immigration is part of our life’s blood: A on question 4
Value today’s immigrant as much as Mayflower descendant: A on question 4
Hispanic immigrant today as precious as Mayflower descendant: A on question 4
This question weighted at 12% importance.
(Relative importance: 3 out of 26 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 6 out of 10 statements:
Liberia is part of U.S. history; stay involved there: C on question 5
OpEd: Worldview is nuanced; decisionmaking by consensus: D on question 5
Powell’s job: diplomatic solutions & disagree with Rumsfeld: D on question 5
UN faces irrelevance if it does not respond to Iraq: A on question 5
State Dept shakeup: More funds; more career officers: D on question 5
Economic strength more important than military strength: C on question 5
Iraq Security Council speech is "worst blot" on my record: D on question 5
9/12/01: Urged focus on Al Qaeda, not Iraq: C on question 5
1991: continuing conflict into Baghdad would be un-American: D on question 5
1990: Encourage Iraqi to leave Kuwait to avoid US deaths: D on question 5
This question weighted at 38% importance.
(Relative importance: 10 out of 26 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 1 out of 1 statements:
Supports charter schools, vouchers, home schools: A on question 6
This question weighted at 4% importance.
(Relative importance: 1 out of 26 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 2 out of 3 statements:
1993: Fought openly gay service in military: A on question 7
Suggested don't ask don't tell compromise: B on question 7
Gays in military is a privacy issue, nothing else: B on question 7
This question weighted at 12% importance.
(Relative importance: 3 out of 26 statements.) |
Question 8 answer B 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 'B' from 1 out of 1 statements:
Booed for defending Bush's enviro record at World Summit: B on question 8
This question weighted at 4% importance.
(Relative importance: 1 out of 26 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 3 out of 5 statements:
2004: Cabinet exit meant loss to Cheney-Rumsfeld war theory: C on question 9
We do not seek conquest or colonies: C on question 9
American century gives way to “century of democracy”: B on question 9
Supports strategy of readiness for 2 near-simultaneous wars: B on question 9
Supports base closures; too many are Congressional pork: C on question 9
This question weighted at 19% importance.
(Relative importance: 5 out of 26 statements.) |
