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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 6 out of 6 statements:
1995: 15% across-the-board tax cut to stimulate economy: A on question 1
Optional flat tax: 17% with $13,200 deduction: A on question 1
Top priority: throw out tax code: A on question 1
Signed no-tax pledge; will “end IRS as we know it”: A on question 1
Flat Tax of 17% on earnings over $36,000: A on question 1
Bible has 700,000 words; Tax Code has 7 million. Junk it.: A on question 1
This question weighted at 19% importance.
(Relative importance: 6 out of 32 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 3 out of 3 statements:
Explore ANWR immediately, to reduce foreign oil dependence: D on question 2
Kyoto Protocol based on flawed science & worse economics: D on question 2
No real evidence of global warming: D on question 2
This question weighted at 9% importance.
(Relative importance: 3 out of 32 statements.) |
Question 3 answer C 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 'C' from 3 out of 7 statements:
Replace “gatekeepers” with health care vouchers: C on question 3
Solve health care affordability with choice: C on question 3
Allow opting out of Medicare via private doctors: D on question 3
Expand Medical Savings Accounts: B on question 3
Medicare: More options, less bureaucracy: D on question 3
Consumerism works in health care: C on question 3
Provider rights: meet customer needs; respond to market.: D on question 3
This question weighted at 22% importance.
(Relative importance: 7 out of 32 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 2 out of 2 statements:
Support English immersion programs: D on question 4
Toughen rules on illegal immigration: D on question 4
This question weighted at 6% importance.
(Relative importance: 2 out of 32 statements.) |
Question 5 answer B 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 'B' from 2 out of 5 statements:
Africa: Unshackle drug companies, not US aid, to fight AIDS: B on question 5
European Union is a “misguided global institution.”: B on question 5
“Constructive engagement” is abject appeasement: A on question 5
Taiwan: Unconditional US response defends against China: A on question 5
Role in the world: military strength and moral clarity: C on question 5
This question weighted at 16% importance.
(Relative importance: 5 out of 32 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 7 out of 8 statements:
Federal involvement creates the crisis in our schools: A on question 6
Reforms should empower parents & teachers: B on question 6
Choice in education makes us more moral & more educated: A on question 6
More charters; vouchers at private & parochial schools: A on question 6
Supports public school choice & private school choice: A on question 6
Home schooling: let parents teach without interference: A on question 6
Supports tax-supported vouchers for religious schools: A on question 6
Parental control will work even in inner cities: A on question 6
This question weighted at 25% importance.
(Relative importance: 8 out of 32 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 3 statements:
Against gay marriage but supports gay rights: B on question 7
Respects people without worrying about lifestyle choices: B on question 7
Would hire gays if they share his principles: B on question 7
This question weighted at 9% importance.
(Relative importance: 3 out of 32 statements.) |
Question 8 answer B 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 'B' from 1 out of 1 statements:
Protect environment while safeguarding property rights: B on question 8
This question weighted at 3% importance.
(Relative importance: 1 out of 32 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 4 out of 5 statements:
Act unilaterally, without UN command or involvement: B on question 9
Percentage of GDP on defense is too little: B on question 9
Hopes for WTO as worldwide arbiter & lowering barriers: C on question 9
Military has been hollowed with little to show: B on question 9
Stop “demobilizing” US military, or pay long-term price: B on question 9
This question weighted at 16% importance.
(Relative importance: 5 out of 32 statements.) |
