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Question 1 answer A 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 'A' from 4 out of 4 statements:
Tax cuts are crucial to getting recovery underway: A on question 1
Don’t fund domestic priorities by cutting defense: A on question 1
YES on $350 billion in tax breaks over 11 years: A on question 1
YES on $40B in reduced federal overall spending: A on question 1
This question weighted at 11% importance.
(Relative importance: 4 out of 38 statements.) |
Question 2 answer D 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 'D' from 4 out of 6 statements:
Drew a line in the sand: Nothing to do with Kyoto Protocol: D on question 2
2000: No intention to keep campaign promise to regulate CO2: D on question 2
Energy use outstrips growth-so conserve AND drill: B on question 2
Met with Enron representatives in drawing up energy plan: D on question 2
Energy plan focuses on production: D on question 2
Don’t drill off California coast; but do drill ANWR: A on question 2
This question weighted at 16% importance.
(Relative importance: 6 out of 38 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 3 out of 7 statements:
Limiting medical lawsuits keeps healthcare affordable: C on question 3
Limit federal role in health care: D on question 3
Limit federal role in health care: D on question 3
Prescription drug benefits for Medicare recipients: B on question 3
Fund Medicare psychologists; self-employees; & organ donors: A on question 3
Voted against 1979 hospital cost control plan: C on question 3
YES on funding GOP version of Medicare prescription drug benefit: D on question 3
This question weighted at 18% importance.
(Relative importance: 7 out of 38 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 1 out of 1 statements:
Toughen deportations; soften on USAF children immigrants: C on question 4
This question weighted at 3% importance.
(Relative importance: 1 out of 38 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 9 statements:
OpEd: Frustrated when definitions of torture changed: A on question 5
Effective diplomacy: stand with allies, & learn from history: D on question 5
Disavow or cancel numerous international agreements: A on question 5
Unilateral sanctions on Iran do not work: A on question 5
UN becomes irrelevant because of failures in Iraq: A on question 5
Reach out to allies-but advisory role only: B on question 5
Voted to support foreign aid programs: D on question 5
Include former Soviet states in NATO for stability: C on question 5
Role in the world: military strength and moral clarity: C on question 5
This question weighted at 24% importance.
(Relative importance: 9 out of 38 statements.) |
Question 6 answer B 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 'B' from 3 out of 4 statements:
Voted against Head Start; but with surplus, supports it: B on question 6
Voted against Head Start, and against Dept. of Education: A on question 6
Supports school-based management; & tax-deductible loans: B on question 6
Co-sponsored bill for parental choice within public schools: B on question 6
This question weighted at 11% importance.
(Relative importance: 4 out of 38 statements.) |
Question 7 answer C 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 'C' from 1 out of 2 statements:
Gay marriage should be an issue for the states: C on question 7
Gay marriage should be an issue for the states: B on question 7
This question weighted at 5% importance.
(Relative importance: 2 out of 38 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 5 out of 11 statements:
Allow snowmobiles in National Parks: A on question 8
Allow snowmobiles in National Parks: B on question 8
Don’t designate national monuments without local input: B on question 8
Voted against Clean Water Act and air pollution sanctions: A on question 8
Sponsored bills for amending CAA; user fees; grazing; energy: A on question 8
OK to hunt, trap, & ski in National Parks & Forests: A on question 8
OK to hunt, trap, & ski in National Parks & Forests: B on question 8
User fees in National Parks & Forests; drill ANWR: B on question 8
Sponsored numerous bills for flood control & dams: C on question 8
Added 671,000 acres to Wyoming wilderness despite objections: D on question 8
Co-sponsored bills to limit water lawsuits & construct dams: A on question 8
This question weighted at 29% importance.
(Relative importance: 11 out of 38 statements.) |
Question 9 answer B 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 'B' from 3 out of 3 statements:
Championed theory of "unitary executive" to expand power: B on question 9
1980s: Supported squadron of 132 B-2 stealth bombers: B on question 9
In Congress, consistently voted to raise military spending: B on question 9
This question weighted at 8% importance.
(Relative importance: 3 out of 38 statements.) |
