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Question 1 answer D 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 'D' from 1 out of 2 statements:
Balanced budget amendment to restore fiscal responsibility: D on question 1
Constitutional amendment requiring a balanced budget: B on question 1
This question weighted at 100% importance.
(Relative importance: 2 out of 2 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:
Incentives for non-petroleum automobiles are a tax increase: D on question 2
More domestic drilling, including in Gulf of Mexico & ANWR: D on question 2
Encourage alternative fuels and electricity conservation: C on question 2
Develop & increase domestic oil & gas production: D on question 2
Supports deregulating domestic oil exploration and drilling: A on question 2
Opposes government developing wind and solar energy: D on question 2
This question weighted at 75% importance.
(Relative importance: 6 out of 8 statements.) |
Question 3 answer A 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 'A' from 1 out of 3 statements:
Refundable tax credit for the uninsured: A on question 3
Allow gov’t workers options for Medicare-only tax: B on question 3
Supports Congressionally repealing Affordable Care Act: D on question 3
This question weighted at 27% importance.
(Relative importance: 3 out of 11 statements.) |
Question 4 answer D 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 'D' from 3 out of 4 statements:
Belief in Jesus informs every decision I make: A on question 4
No amnesty for illegal aliens: D on question 4
Supports constructing a wall to control our border: D on question 4
ICE performs vital functions that protect American families: D on question 4
This question weighted at 27% importance.
(Relative importance: 4 out of 15 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 2 out of 3 statements:
Radical Islamic fundamentalists despise our core values: A on question 5
Supports ban on resettlement of Syrian refugees: A on question 5
Two-state solution despite Israeli settlements on West Bank: B on question 5
This question weighted at 17% importance.
(Relative importance: 3 out of 18 statements.) |
Question 6 answer D 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 'D' from 1 out of 3 statements:
More funding for pre-K education: D on question 6
Pre-K works and early childhood education is important: C on question 6
Opposes Common Core as a nationwide academic standard: A on question 6
This question weighted at 14% importance.
(Relative importance: 3 out of 21 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 3 out of 3 statements:
Constitutional definition of marriage: A on question 7
Supports letting businesses disagree with same-sex marriage: A on question 7
Supports defining marriage as one-man-one-woman: A on question 7
This question weighted at 13% importance.
(Relative importance: 3 out of 24 statements.) |
Question 8 answer C 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 'C' from 1 out of 1 statements:
$14B to rebuild America’s coastline: C on question 8
This question weighted at 4% importance.
(Relative importance: 1 out of 25 statements.) |
Question 9 answer D 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 'D' from 0 out of 0 statements:
(No votes on which to base response)
This question weighted at 0% importance.
(Relative importance: 0 out of 25 statements.) |
