Lincoln Chafee in 2000 National Political Awareness Test

On Civil Rights: Continue affirmative action programs

Supports the following principles concerning affirmative action:
• The federal government should consider race and sex in making government contracting decisions.
• The federal government should continue affirmative action programs.
• The federal government should utilize merit and qualifications in making government contracting decisions.
• Support affirmative action in public college admissions.

On Crime: Focus on inmate skills & treatment

Supports the following principles concerning crime:
• Support programs to provide prison inmates with job-related skills.
• Support programs to provide prison inmates with drug and alcohol addiction treatment.
• Increase penalties for crimes committed on school grounds.
• Increase funding for community policing programs.
• Require that crimes based on gender & sexual orientation be prosecuted as federal hate crimes.
• Support programs that provide job training for at-risk youth.

On Education: Supports vouchers & charters, plus more public funding

Supports the following principles concerning education:
• Support national standards and testing of public school students.
• Allow parents to use vouchers (equal opportunity scholarships) to send their children to any publicly-funded school.
• Allow parents to use tax-free savings accounts to send their children to any publicly-funded school.
• Support charter schools where teachers and professionals receive authorization and funding to establish new schools.
• Support teacher testing and reward teachers with merit pay.
• Increase funding for school capital improvements (e.g. buildings and infrastructure).
• Support affirmative action in public college admissions.
• Increase funding of programs such as Pell grants and Stafford loans to help students pay for college.
• Support federal tax incentives to help families save for college.

On Homeland Security: Decrease funding for missile defense

Indicate what levels of federal funding you support for the following categories.
• Slightly Increase Funding for Armed Forces personnel training
• Maintain Funding Status for Covert intelligence operations
• Maintain Funding Status for Defense plant conversion
• Maintain Funding Status for Military hardware
• Slightly Decrease Funding for Military space shuttle missions
• Slightly Increase Funding for Pay for active duty personnel
• Slightly Decrease Funding for National Missile Defense Program
• Slightly Increase Funding for Modernization of weaponry and equipment
• Slightly Increase Funding for Programs to improve military retention rates
• Maintain Funding Status for Research and development of new weapons
• Slightly Increase Funding for Troop and equipment readiness

On Immigration: More programs for legal immigrants

On Jobs: Increase the minimum wage

Supports the following principles concerning labor:
• Increase funding for national job-training programs that re-train displaced workers or teach skills needed in today’s job market.
• Increase the federal minimum wage.
• Encourage employers to offer flex-time scheduling, comp-time, and unpaid leave for family emergencies.