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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 1 out of 2 statements:
Must have well rounded vision to institute change: B on question 1
Railroads can sue for tax exemptions on other diesel users: A on question 1
This question weighted at 6% importance.
(Relative importance: 2 out of 36 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 2 out of 4 statements:
Look for alternatives to environmental regulations: C on question 2
Let courts decide what's secret in Cheney energy task force: B on question 2
States can request that EPA regulate CO2 greenhouse gases: A on question 2
Clean Air Act displaced federal common law on CO2 emissions: A on question 2
This question weighted at 11% importance.
(Relative importance: 4 out of 36 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 4 out of 6 statements:
Concurred on allowing federal ObamaCare subsidies: B on question 3
ObamaCare's mandate is constitutional under Commerce Clause: A on question 3
Broad authority for interstate commerce, like ObamaCare: B on question 3
States have authority to protect patient rights: A on question 3
Federal government decides insurance issues, not states: B on question 3
Congress did not intend disparate result on generic drugs: B on question 3
This question weighted at 17% importance.
(Relative importance: 6 out of 36 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 4 out of 6 statements:
6-month limit on detaining illegal immigrants: B on question 4
6-month limit on detaining illegal immigrants: B on question 4
No automatic deportation for aliens convicted of crimes: A on question 4
Award back pay to illegal alien fired for union organizing: A on question 4
INS may not hold deportation suspects indefinitely: B on question 4
AZ law intrudes on federal immigration policy & civil rights: B on question 4
This question weighted at 17% importance.
(Relative importance: 6 out of 36 statements.) |
Question 5 answer D 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 'D' from 2 out of 4 statements:
Supreme Court can learn from foreign laws: D on question 5
Sovereign immunity applies to foreign-controlled companies: C on question 5
Treaty giving individual rights should bind US courts: D on question 5
Delay executions if asked by International Court of Justice: C on question 5
This question weighted at 11% importance.
(Relative importance: 4 out of 36 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 3 out of 5 statements:
Public education needs improvement, and civic lessons: D on question 6
Federal aid to parochial schools is OK: A on question 6
Parochial school vouchers violate church-state separation: D on question 6
Ok to deny scholarships to divinity students: C on question 6
Paying taxes sufficient to oppose religious tax credits: D on question 6
This question weighted at 14% importance.
(Relative importance: 5 out of 36 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 5 out of 7 statements:
Concurred on no longer deny gays the right to marriage: B on question 7
Overturn DOMA; equal protection for same-sex couples: C on question 7
Recognize GLBT as a constitutionally-protected class: B on question 7
Recognize GLBT as a constitutionally-protected class: B on question 7
Disallow all sodomy laws against same-sex activity: B on question 7
Anti-gay funeral pickets ok if they follow police directions: A on question 7
State laws can protect gay rights: B on question 7
This question weighted at 19% importance.
(Relative importance: 7 out of 36 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 4 out of 7 statements:
EPA regulations ignores precedent of judicial review: B on question 8
EPA, not Congress, determines when cost-benefit applies: C on question 8
Migratory birds should extend CWA to isolated waters: D on question 8
Eminent domain applies to public economic development: C on question 8
Clean Water Act applies to tributaries & wetlands: D on question 8
OK to sue polluters for past pollution: C on question 8
Extend CWA restrictions to isolated water bodies: C on question 8
This question weighted at 19% importance.
(Relative importance: 7 out of 36 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 1 out of 4 statements:
Cannot rely on original constitution alone: C on question 9
Congress authorized detaining US citizens as enemy soldiers: B on question 9
Guantanamo detainees allowed habeas writ in US courts: A on question 9
1st Amendment doesn't apply to vague restrictions: D on question 9
This question weighted at 11% importance.
(Relative importance: 4 out of 36 statements.) |
