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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 3 out of 5 statements:
Legislature needs guts on budget; don't be girlie men: A on question 1
Painful spending cuts & temporary tax increases were needed: B on question 1
Our economy is 21st century & our tax system is 20th century: C on question 1
Cut $1.9B in 2003 & $4.6B in 2004 after promising no cuts: A on question 1
Impose constitutional limit on spending and balanced budget: A on question 1
This question weighted at 15% importance.
(Relative importance: 5 out of 34 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 3 out of 4 statements:
The future is sustainable green energy: A on question 2
Global Warming Solutions: cut greenhouse gas by 25% by 2020: A on question 2
Pushing hydrogen as solution to terrorism AND global warming: C on question 2
Opposed to offshore oil drilling: A on question 2
This question weighted at 12% importance.
(Relative importance: 4 out of 34 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 1 out of 3 statements:
Discount drugs to 6 million low-income Californians: B on question 3
Market competitions and reduced costs improve health care: C on question 3
Must insure the low-income families, especially the children: A on question 3
This question weighted at 9% importance.
(Relative importance: 3 out of 34 statements.) |
Question 4 answer C 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 'C' from 4 out of 8 statements:
Voted for Prop. 187 in 1994; apologized for it in 2006: B on question 4
1983 naturalization was "realization of my dream": B on question 4
Against giving driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants: C on question 4
Restrict illegal immigrant rights-they’re a security risk: D on question 4
Voted for Prop. 187, denying services to illegal immigrants: C on question 4
Increase federal reimbursement for border enforcement: C on question 4
Address undocumented immigrants living underground: B on question 4
No driver’s licenses to illegal aliens: C on question 4
This question weighted at 24% importance.
(Relative importance: 8 out of 34 statements.) |
Question 5 answer C 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 'C' from 1 out of 2 statements:
1990s: Worked with Bill Clinton on African debt relief: C on question 5
You don’t reason with terrorists, you defeat them: A on question 5
This question weighted at 6% importance.
(Relative importance: 2 out of 34 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 3 statements:
Until now, children were trapped in low-performing schools: A on question 6
Supports public school choice and community control: A on question 6
Supports limited school vouchers: A on question 6
This question weighted at 9% importance.
(Relative importance: 3 out of 34 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 6 statements:
Gay marriage should be between a man and a woman: B on question 7
Changed bodybuilding culture from gay to straight: B on question 7
2004: override San Francisco gay marriages with state ruling: A on question 7
Rated “D” by National Review on pro-gay issues: A on question 7
Domestic partnership but not gay marriage: B on question 7
Supports gay rights, including adoption rights: C on question 7
This question weighted at 18% importance.
(Relative importance: 6 out of 34 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 3 out of 10 statements:
Global Warming Solutions: cut greenhouse gas by 25% by 2020: D on question 8
1992: First civilian to purchase a Hummer: A on question 8
Protect air & landscape: world's strictest emission rules: A on question 8
$11B for water bonds to invest in future water flow: C on question 8
Infrastructure should be a top priority: C on question 8
Improve our economy without impairing our environment: B on question 8
Improve our economy without impairing our environment: B on question 8
Promote watershed management to clean up bays and rivers: D on question 8
Calls himself an environmentalist but drives a Humvee: B on question 8
Supports grants for brownfields remediation: D on question 8
This question weighted at 29% importance.
(Relative importance: 10 out of 34 statements.) |
Question 9 answer D 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 'D' from 0 out of 0 statements:
(No votes on which to base response)
This question weighted at 0% importance.
(Relative importance: 0 out of 34 statements.) |
