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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 10 out of 13 statements:
Creating deficit is stealing from our children: B on question 1
Hard to repay the ever expanding discretionary spending: A on question 1
Opposes both marriage penalty & federal tax increases: A on question 1
Supports flat-rate federal tax; opposes increased tax rates: 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
Supports the Cut-Cap-and-Balance Pledge: A on question 1
Disapprove of increasing the debt limit: B on question 1
NO on increasing tax rate for people earning over $1 million: A on question 1
YES on $40B in reduced federal overall spending: A on question 1
NO on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends: C on question 1
NO on additional $825 billion for economic recovery package: A on question 1
NO on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending: A on question 1
This question weighted at 30% importance.
(Relative importance: 13 out of 43 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 5 out of 6 statements:
Let ethanol tax credit permanently expire: C 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 starting implementation of Kyoto Protocol: D on question 2
YES on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases: D on question 2
NO on disallowing an oil leasing program in Alaska's ANWR: D on question 2
This question weighted at 14% importance.
(Relative importance: 6 out of 43 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 4 out of 7 statements:
Some patients will die sooner under ObamaCare's coercion: 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
YES on establishing tax-exempt Medical Savings Accounts: D on question 3
YES on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts: C on question 3
NO on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare: C on question 3
NO on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program: C on question 3
This question weighted at 16% importance.
(Relative importance: 7 out of 43 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 6 out of 7 statements:
2010 Arizona law should have been allowed: D on question 4
Declared English the official language of the US: D on question 4
NO on continuing federal funds for declared "sanctuary cities": C on question 4
NO on giving Guest Workers a path to citizenship: D on question 4
NO on establishing a Guest Worker program: D on question 4
YES on building a fence along the Mexican border: D on question 4
YES on declaring English as the official language of the US government: D on question 4
This question weighted at 16% importance.
(Relative importance: 7 out of 43 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 3 out of 4 statements:
Justices citing foreign law is bad behavior: 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
NO on redeploying troops out of Iraq by July 2007: A on question 5
This question weighted at 9% importance.
(Relative importance: 4 out of 43 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 3 out of 5 statements:
The status quo isn't working, despite $2 trillion: A on question 6
Supports education vouchers for public or private school: A on question 6
YES on allowing vouchers in DC schools: A on question 6
NO on $5B for grants to local educational agencies: C on question 6
NO on additional $10.2B for federal education & HHS projects: B on question 6
This question weighted at 12% importance.
(Relative importance: 5 out of 43 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 3 out of 3 statements:
Opposes more severe penalties for Hate Crimes: A on question 7
YES on banning gay adoptions in DC: A on question 7
YES on constitutional ban of same-sex marriage: A on question 7
This question weighted at 7% importance.
(Relative importance: 3 out of 43 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 2 out of 2 statements:
NO on protecting ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems: A on question 8
YES on prohibiting eminent domain for use as parks or grazing land: A on question 8
This question weighted at 5% importance.
(Relative importance: 2 out of 43 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 3 out of 4 statements:
Identify constitutionality in every new congressional bill: A on question 9
YES on withdrawing from the WTO: B on question 9
YES on extending the PATRIOT Act's roving wiretaps: B on question 9
YES on requiring photo ID to vote in federal elections: B on question 9
This question weighted at 9% importance.
(Relative importance: 4 out of 43 statements.) |
