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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 3 out of 5 statements:
1971: "We are all Keynesians now"; end the gold standard: C on question 1
1971: We are all Keynesians now: spend during recession: C on question 1
1971 price & wage freeze helped only for the short-term: C on question 1
Government under Republicans costs less: A on question 1
Expanding programs while reducing debt will increase taxes: A on question 1
This question weighted at 10% importance.
(Relative importance: 5 out of 50 statements.) |
Question 2 answer B 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 'B' from 2 out of 3 statements:
Oil for now; solar & geothermal for the 21st century: B on question 2
Project Independence: replace oil with nuclear & renewables: C on question 2
Comprehensive program including coal gas, solar & geothermal: B on question 2
This question weighted at 6% importance.
(Relative importance: 3 out of 50 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 2 out of 4 statements:
1970s: Supported national health insurance: A on question 3
1970s: first proposed "employer mandate": B on question 3
Do not tolerate 38 million Americans without medical care: B on question 3
Give people freedom to choose health insurance or not: C on question 3
This question weighted at 8% importance.
(Relative importance: 4 out of 50 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 1 out of 1 statements:
More visas for professionals and for Western Hemisphere: B on question 4
This question weighted at 2% importance.
(Relative importance: 1 out of 50 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 11 out of 21 statements:
Nixon’s Ten Commandments of Statecraft: C on question 5
Conserve concessions; get something in exchange for each one: D on question 5
Don't turn our back on the Southern Hemisphere: C on question 5
Improve the effectiveness of Third World economic assistance: C on question 5
Provide funds to increase Japan's geopolitical role: C on question 5
Selective foreign aid to create incentives for change: B on question 5
Recast foreign policy with US as only superpower: C on question 5
Military power is still relevant post-Cold War: A on question 5
US should mediate Arab-Israeli peace initiative: C on question 5
United States is not just one nation among equals: A on question 5
Revitalize Monroe Doctrine to counter indirect aggression: A on question 5
Islamic modernization is wrenching but must be done: C on question 5
Military superiority will not deter terrorism: C on question 5
Vietnam goals: de-Americanize; pacify; then withdrawal: A on question 5
Keep China reforms alive until hard-line leadership passes: A on question 5
China must modernize; but US can't push too much: B on question 5
Coined term "Domino Theory": defend against Asian Communism: A on question 5
Renew transatlantic institutions; integrate Eastern Europe: D on question 5
Help construct viable post-Communist system in former USSR: C on question 5
Promote democratic self-determination away from Moscow: C on question 5
US assistance to new republics toward free market: C on question 5
This question weighted at 42% importance.
(Relative importance: 21 out of 50 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 4 out of 6 statements:
Break the monopoly of the education establishment: A on question 6
Replace union politics with parental choice: B on question 6
Non-public schools save taxpayers $3B per year: B on question 6
Building more schools moves America ahead: C on question 6
Aid for school construction, not teacher salaries: B on question 6
Local control more critical than increased teacher salaries: B on question 6
This question weighted at 12% importance.
(Relative importance: 6 out of 50 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 2 out of 2 statements:
Should not glorify homosexuality on television: A on question 7
With open homosexuality, vitality goes out of society: A on question 7
This question weighted at 4% importance.
(Relative importance: 2 out of 50 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 5 out of 6 statements:
1969: Halt all dumping in the Great Lakes: C on question 8
1970: Created cabinet-level Council on Environmental Quality: C on question 8
1970-72: Created EPA which passed Clean Air Act: C on question 8
Built the SST; environmental concerns will be met: B on question 8
Technology misused damages environment; but can restore it: C on question 8
Establish the Environmental Protection Agency: C on question 8
This question weighted at 12% importance.
(Relative importance: 6 out of 50 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 7 out of 10 statements:
1971: Control Latin America as model for rest of world: B on question 9
1960s Enemies List: 20 journalists & public officials: B on question 9
Open American business schools in each East European country: C on question 9
America represents freedom, opportunity, and individuality: A on question 9
Broadcast Radio Free China and Radio Free Tibet: B on question 9
Victory of freedom is a cause greater than winning Cold War: B on question 9
Our mission was not completed with the defeat of communism: B on question 9
Nations change, they adapt, or they slowly die: C on question 9
OpEd: Supported democracy when it fit strategic interests: B on question 9
Soviets have a long road before their economy catches ours: B on question 9
This question weighted at 20% importance.
(Relative importance: 10 out of 50 statements.) |
