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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 14 out of 16 statements:
Cut taxes & cut spending instead of raising debt limit: A on question 1
No national sales tax; no new revenue stream for Congress: A on question 1
What you earn is your money, not the government's: A on question 1
Reducing repatriation tax to zero would bring in $1.2T: A on question 1
Problem is $1 in tax increases for each $3 in spending: A on question 1
Don't raise debt ceiling; country not at risk of default: A on question 1
Raising debt ceiling is failure of leadership: A on question 1
47% pay no taxes; everyone should pay something: B on question 1
Put hard earned money back in taxpayers’ pockets: A on question 1
Limit federal spending growth to per-capita inflation rate: A on question 1
Apply all remaining stimulus funds to budget deficit: A on question 1
Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge: A on question 1
Supports the Cut-Cap-and-Balance Pledge: A on question 1
YES on prioritizing spending in case debt limit is reached: A on question 1
NO on $60B stimulus package for jobs, infrastructure, & energy: A on question 1
YES on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending: D on question 1
This question weighted at 23% importance.
(Relative importance: 16 out of 71 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 7 out of 7 statements:
Climate science is unknowable, and riddled with corruption: D on question 2
Goal is to keep gas prices low, like $1.79 a gallon: 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
NO on tax incentives for renewable energy: D on question 2
YES on opening Outer Continental Shelf to oil drilling: D on question 2
NO on enforcing limits on CO2 global warming pollution: D on question 2
This question weighted at 10% importance.
(Relative importance: 7 out of 71 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 18 out of 22 statements:
2012 is our one shot to get rid of ObamaCare: D on question 3
Universal healthcare is euphemism for government takeover: D on question 3
ObamaCare is bad policy; bad economics; and immoral: D on question 3
Don't let a federal political board make medical decisions: D on question 3
End the idea that government should keep buying more stuff: D on question 3
ObamaCare is unconstitutional; I'm committed to its repeal: D on question 3
ObamaCare is killing jobs: D on question 3
I fought; when others ran, I fought: D on question 3
Government has no authority to force people to buy insurance: D on question 3
ObamaCare is the largest spending program in our history: D on question 3
I will not rest until Obamacare is repealed: D on question 3
First member of Congress to call for repeal of ObamaCare: D on question 3
ObamaCare replaces finest system with government coverage: 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
Repeal the Job-Killing Health Care Law: D on question 3
Repeal ObamaCare reporting requirements for small business: C on question 3
Remove all funding from the 2010 national healthcare law: D on question 3
NO on Veto override: Extend SCHIP to cover 6M more kids: C on question 3
YES on repealing the "Prevention and Public Health" slush fund: D on question 3
NO on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility: C on question 3
YES on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare: B on question 3
This question weighted at 31% importance.
(Relative importance: 22 out of 71 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 5 out of 6 statements:
Build a fence on every inch of our southern border: D on question 4
It's not the American way to give immigrants rights: D on question 4
Our immigration law worked beautifully until 1960s: C on question 4
Lack of border fence yields our sovereignty: D on question 4
Secure our borders and enforce current laws: D on question 4
Declare English as the official language of the US: D on question 4
This question weighted at 8% importance.
(Relative importance: 6 out of 71 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 4 out of 7 statements:
No foreign aid to state sponsors of terror: B on question 5
It was wrong for US to go into Libya: B on question 5
No vital US interests at stake in Libya: B on question 5
Don't lead from behind; no US interest in Libya: B on question 5
Remain vigilant and ready, including military action: A on question 5
Withhold UN funding until voluntary and program-specific: A on question 5
Sponsored opposing the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty: A on question 5
This question weighted at 10% importance.
(Relative importance: 7 out of 71 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 1 out of 2 statements:
Mother of all repeal bills for federal Dept. of Education: A on question 6
YES on reauthorizing the DC opportunity scholarship program: B on question 6
This question weighted at 3% importance.
(Relative importance: 2 out of 71 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 8 out of 9 statements:
How dare a court force same-sex morality on the people: A on question 7
I support federal AND state marriage amendments: A on question 7
Children need mother & father; but let states decide: B on question 7
Keep Don't-Ask-Don't-Tell in: A on question 7
Authored constitutional amendment defining marriage: A on question 7
Protect anti-same-sex marriage opinions as free speech: A on question 7
State definition of marriage supersedes federal gay marriage: A on question 7
NO on prohibiting job discrimination based on sexual orientation: A on question 7
NO on enforcing against anti-gay hate crimes: A on question 7
This question weighted at 13% importance.
(Relative importance: 9 out of 71 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 5 out of 8 statements:
Light Bulb Freedom of Choice Act: no phasesout: A on question 8
EPA rulemaking has been based on politics, not science: A on question 8
EPA rulemaking has been based on politics, not science: B on question 8
Endorsed by Sportsmen's and Animal Owners' Voting Alliance: B on question 8
Make tax deduction permanent for conservation easements: C on question 8
Targeted as "Dirty Dozen" for anti-environmentalism: A on question 8
NO on environmental education grants for outdoor experiences: A on question 8
NO on protecting free-roaming horses and burros: A on question 8
This question weighted at 11% importance.
(Relative importance: 8 out of 71 statements.) |
Question 9 answer A 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 'A' from 3 out of 4 statements:
Members of Congress swear to uphold Founding principles: A on question 9
American exceptionalism: indispensable nation of the world: B on question 9
Recognize Christianity's importance to western civilization: A on question 9
Identify constitutionality in every new congressional bill: A on question 9
This question weighted at 6% importance.
(Relative importance: 4 out of 71 statements.) |
