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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 6 out of 7 statements:
Phase out all of the corporate welfare subsidies: D on question 1
Clear out the cobwebs; debt is a cancer: B on question 1
Individual tax rates: 8%, 14%, 24%; corporate rate: 25%: B on question 1
Eliminate loopholes & make code flatter & simpler: B on question 1
I stood up for debt ceiling increase and against default: B on question 1
Pro-business agenda, including targeted tax cuts: B on question 1
Restructure taxes to be more business-friendly: B on question 1
This question weighted at 16% importance.
(Relative importance: 7 out of 43 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 4 out of 6 statements:
Energy subsidies don't work & we can no longer afford them: B on question 2
Wean ourselves from heroin-like addiction to foreign oil: C on question 2
Gas is $13/gal if we count cost of troop deployments: A on question 2
Make Utah the premier destination for renewable energy: A on question 2
Congress should cap greenhouse-gas pollution: A on question 2
Lead US in alternative sources for energy and efficiency: A on question 2
This question weighted at 14% importance.
(Relative importance: 6 out of 43 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 8 statements:
Politics aside, let's see if ObamaCare works or not: B on question 3
ObamaCare can't be waived without repealing the mandate: D on question 3
Stripped-down bare-bones catastrophic health insurance: C on question 3
Supported individual mandate in 2007; opposes it now: B on question 3
Supports market-based, consumer empowering legislation: D on question 3
Truly affordable insurance: pathway to coverage for everyone: D on question 3
No denial of coverage because of minor ailments: C on question 3
We mandate insurance for cars, but not children's health: C on question 3
This question weighted at 19% importance.
(Relative importance: 8 out of 43 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 6 statements:
H1B visa process is broken; we need immigrant brainpower: A on question 4
Focus on fixing legal immigration as well as illegal: B on question 4
End patchwork of state laws & just secure the border: C on question 4
Vetoed repeal of college tuition for illegal immigrants: A on question 4
Border fence repulses me; inconsistent with America's image: A on question 4
2008: GOP should tack to the middle on immigration: B on question 4
This question weighted at 14% importance.
(Relative importance: 6 out of 43 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 2 out of 3 statements:
We need diplomatic corps to exhibit democracy abroad: C on question 5
Playing Afghan traffic cop doesn't serve strategic interest: C on question 5
We can't afford the NATO operation in Libya: B on question 5
This question weighted at 7% importance.
(Relative importance: 3 out of 43 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 6 statements:
I signed the second voucher bill in the US: A on question 6
No Child Left Behind has failed; we need vouchers: A on question 6
UCAT system: technical college for industry needs: C on question 6
Early learning is critical; so are languages & math: B on question 6
To produce first-rate students, pay for first-rate teachers: B on question 6
School choice & competition is healthy for public schools: B on question 6
This question weighted at 14% importance.
(Relative importance: 6 out of 43 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 3 out of 4 statements:
This question weighted at 9% importance.
(Relative importance: 4 out of 43 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:
Disallow hotter levels of nuclear waste in Utah: C on question 8
This question weighted at 2% importance.
(Relative importance: 1 out of 43 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 2 out of 2 statements:
Boots on the ground: expensive & not critical for security: C on question 9
Reach beyond traditional political boundaries for solutions: C on question 9
This question weighted at 5% importance.
(Relative importance: 2 out of 43 statements.) |
