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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:
More spending cuts than tax increases: B on question 1
Too much cut from international affairs budget: C on question 1
This question weighted at 6% importance.
(Relative importance: 2 out of 35 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 6 statements:
Strong investment in renewable energy like wind and solar: A on question 2
Kyoto Protocol fatally flawed, but address climate change: B on question 2
Diversify supply to non-carbon-based sources: C on question 2
Increase refining capacity & domestic resources; use nuclear: D on question 2
Reducing our reliance on oil; it distorts world politics: A on question 2
Bring to market transformational energy technologies: A on question 2
This question weighted at 17% importance.
(Relative importance: 6 out of 35 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 2 statements:
Limited role for government providing healthcare insurance: C on question 3
Give people freedom to access their own healthcare: D on question 3
This question weighted at 6% importance.
(Relative importance: 2 out of 35 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 3 out of 6 statements:
We need immigrants but also need immigration laws: B on question 4
Most illegal immigrants should be able to stay in the US: B on question 4
Comprehensive immigration reform, while respecting law: B on question 4
Immigrants must speak English to succeed: C on question 4
Committed to border security and smarter screening: D on question 4
No backlash from knowledge-based Asian immigration: A on question 4
This question weighted at 17% importance.
(Relative importance: 6 out of 35 statements.) |
Question 5 answer C 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 'C' from 6 out of 16 statements:
American exceptionalism is based on an idea of opportunity: C on question 5
Listen to other countries before pursuing US interests: D on question 5
Listen to other countries before pursuing US interests: C on question 5
Encourage critical languages: Faris, Chinese, Arabic: C on question 5
Spotlight the importance of foreign exchange student program: D on question 5
Development assistance should support US objectives: B on question 5
Channel Arab Spring into positive development: C on question 5
Be respectful but determined with China on human rights: C on question 5
Liberia is part of U.S. history; stay involved there: C on question 5
Saddam was a cancer in the Mideast, even without WMD: A on question 5
We should have admitted "The 16 Words" were a mistake: D on question 5
We must keep our word & not abandon Iraqi people: A on question 5
War on terror will be a long and comprehensive war: A on question 5
Routine transatlantic relations good for business & people: D on question 5
Redefine national interest, to avoid interest-based policy: D on question 5
Bin Laden's death vindicated CIA interrogation programs: A on question 5
This question weighted at 46% importance.
(Relative importance: 16 out of 35 statements.) |
Question 6 answer C 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 'C' from 3 out of 4 statements:
Parental choice in schools is civil rights issue of our day: B on question 6
National standards rather than local school curriculum: C on question 6
National standards rather than local school curriculum: C on question 6
Started after-school program in East Palo Alto: C on question 6
This question weighted at 11% importance.
(Relative importance: 4 out of 35 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 4 out of 4 statements:
Same-sex civil unions, but not marriage: B on question 7
Same-sex civil unions, but not marriage: B on question 7
Supports civil unions but not gay marriage: B on question 7
Advocates respect for all when discussing gay marriage: B on question 7
This question weighted at 11% importance.
(Relative importance: 4 out of 35 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 1 out of 2 statements:
Strong investment in renewable energy like wind and solar: D on question 8
Protect natural resources, but also for benefit of humanity: C on question 8
This question weighted at 6% importance.
(Relative importance: 2 out of 35 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 4 out of 10 statements:
American greatness from values of our forefathers: A on question 9
1989: NSC disastrously over-involved with Iran-Contra affair: C on question 9
Support democratic aspirations abroad, not just stability: A on question 9
Post-WWII push for democratic institutions reflected values: A on question 9
1990s: Dreams of a missile shield died with the Cold War: B on question 9
Pushed to improve intellectual property rights in China: B on question 9
2001 Uzbekistan: Human rights trump security: A on question 9
Goal is free trade area from Canada to Chile: C on question 9
For mulilateral free trade, but no US-EU trade bloc: C on question 9
Protesting the WTO doesn’t help developing countries: C on question 9
This question weighted at 29% importance.
(Relative importance: 10 out of 35 statements.) |
