Ted Cruz on AmericansElect Senate Quiz

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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 11 out of 11 statements: Choose individual liberty over more & more spending: A on question 1 Government is corrupt; so don't give them more power: A on question 1 I would not bail out Bank of America: A on question 1 Pass a flat tax and abolish the IRS, and jobs will follow: A on question 1 Balanced budget amendment to stop bankrupting our country: A on question 1 Debt ceiling limits "blank check" of federal spending: A on question 1 Limit federal spending growth to per-capita inflation rate: A on question 1 Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge: A on question 1 Opposes increasing tax rates: A on question 1 Supports eliminating the inheritance tax: A on question 1 Supports the Cut-Cap-and-Balance Pledge: A on question 1 This question weighted at 12% importance. (Relative importance: 11 out of 90 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 4 statements: Paris Accord destroys $3 trillion in American GDP by 2040: D on question 2 Fight against Gulf moratorium on offshore exploration: D on question 2 Explore proven energy reserves & keep energy prices low: D on question 2 Let states lease energy rights on federal lands: D on question 2 This question weighted at 4% importance. (Relative importance: 4 out of 90 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 13 out of 16 statements: ObamaCare caused millions to lose their jobs: D on question 3 I trust you & your doctors to control your health care: D on question 3 Reform FDA to approve foreign drugs faster: B on question 3 Don't exempt Congress from ObamaCare, or any law: D on question 3 I regret voting for John Roberts because of ObamaCare vote: D on question 3 Enumerated powers of Congress don't include ObamaCare: D on question 3 Personal, portable, & affordable, after repealing ObamaCare: D on question 3 Washington wants ObamaCare, the people want liberty: D on question 3 Support nuns' battle for religious liberty against ObamaCare: C on question 3 To repeal ObamaCare, show Dems they'd lose by supporting it: C on question 3 5 million had health insurance canceled because of ObamaCare: D on question 3 Defeat ObamaCare; rein in the federal government: D on question 3 Defund, repeal, & replace federal care with free market: D on question 3 Repeal any federal health care takeover: D on question 3 Supports repealing ObamaCare: D on question 3 Supports market-based health insurance: D on question 3 This question weighted at 18% importance. (Relative importance: 16 out of 90 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 11 out of 13 statements: Use all tools available to stop asylum for migrant caravan: D on question 4 No path to citizenship to DREAMers or anyone else: D on question 4 Children deported with parents can come back, if citizens: C on question 4 I led the fight to defeat the Reid-Schumer amnesty bill: D on question 4 Build a wall instead of massive amnesty plan: D on question 4 Enforce the law against millions of illegals currently here: D on question 4 Illegals are an economic calamity for low-wage Americans: D on question 4 End Obama's illegal amnesty via Congress' checks & balances: D on question 4 Defund amnesty; and refuse any nominees until rescinded: D on question 4 Democrats want amnesty to get a lot more Democratic voters: C on question 4 Strengthen border security and increase enforcement: D on question 4 ICE performs vital functions that protect American families: D on question 4 Rated Support national emergency at the Southern border: D on question 4 This question weighted at 14% importance. (Relative importance: 13 out of 91 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 10 out of 17 statements: Countries aspire to be like America, the exceptional nation: A on question 5 Bar refugees from terrorist-ridden regions: A on question 5 Break diplomatic relations with Cuba: D on question 5 Don't let world courts bind American sovereignty: A on question 5 American Exceptionalism: we liberate; others subjugate: A on question 5 Cuba is oppressive but never misses chance to propagandize: B on question 5 America is indispensable; our allies need our leadership: A on question 5 US has a responsibility to defend our values abroad: B on question 5 Deny visa for Iranian ambassador to visit the United Nations: A on question 5 Appeasement historically leads to more violence: A on question 5 Suspend Russia from G8 & withdraw from arms control treaties: A on question 5 Sponsored opposing the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty: A on question 5 Oppose the United Nations' Arms Trade Treaty: B on question 5 Disallow Palestine from joining ICC to threaten Israel: B on question 5 Move US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem; recognize as cap: B on question 5 No transfers of Gitmo prisoners to US or abroad: A on question 5 Two-state solution despite Israeli settlements on West Bank: B on question 5 This question weighted at 19% importance. (Relative importance: 17 out of 91 statements.)
Question 6 answer A 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 'A' from 4 out of 9 statements: Private school vouchers is civil rights issue of our time: A on question 6 Race-to-the-Top is blackmail against the states: D on question 6 Abolish the U.S. Department of Education: B on question 6 The rich already have school choice; give it to the poor: A on question 6 Right to education: public, private, charter, or homeschool: A on question 6 School choice is a deep passion of mine: A on question 6 Facilitate school choice for poor Americans: B on question 6 Denounce the Common Core State Standards: B on question 6 Block funding for Common Core; it's too heavy-handed: B on question 6 This question weighted at 10% importance. (Relative importance: 9 out of 91 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 12 out of 13 statements: Amendment to define marriage as between man & a woman: A on question 7 Religious liberty: Don't lock up Christians like Kim Davis: A on question 7 Apply 10th Amendment: states decide on gay marriage: B on question 7 Pray against a court decision legalizing same-sex marriage: A on question 7 Zealotry on same-sex marriage leaves out religious liberty: A on question 7 Most states can ignore Supreme Court legalizing gay marriage: A on question 7 Opposes the unrelenting assault on traditional marriage: A on question 7 Overturn Supreme Court with anti-gay marriage Amendment: A on question 7 Opposes gay pride parades and opposes gay marriage: A on question 7 One-man-one-woman marriage is building block of society: A on question 7 Supports defining traditional marriage: A on question 7 Supports banning military gay marriage: A on question 7 Sponsored state definition of marriage supersedes federal gay marriage: A on question 7 This question weighted at 14% importance. (Relative importance: 13 out of 91 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 6 out of 6 statements: EPA ran amok under Obama: A on question 8 Take on EPA and agencies that strangle small businesses: A on question 8 Federal government shouldn't own $14 trillion worth of land: A on question 8 OpEd: Tweeted joke picture of endangered tiger skin rug: A on question 8 OpEd: Tweeted joke picture of endangered tiger skin rug: A on question 8 NO on protecting ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems: A on question 8 This question weighted at 7% importance. (Relative importance: 6 out of 91 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 1 out of 2 statements: Fierce advocate of recruiting and growing the military: B on question 9 Identify constitutionality in every new congressional bill: A on question 9 This question weighted at 2% importance. (Relative importance: 2 out of 91 statements.)