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Question 1 answer D 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 'D' from 4 out of 5 statements:
Stop tax cuts and start dealing with real problems: D on question 1
Put meat in the process of progressive taxation: D on question 1
Allow citizen lawsuits for waste in govt spending: A on question 1
Focus on under-taxation of corporations, not income tax: D on question 1
Against flat tax; keep progressivity: D on question 1
This question weighted at 10% importance.
(Relative importance: 5 out of 48 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 5 out of 6 statements:
It is time to break our addiction to fossil fuels: A on question 2
End subsidies of entrenched oil, nuclear, & coal interests: A on question 2
Drilling Alaska is a temporary fix for an inebriated system: C on question 2
More renewables & more efficency to stave off global warming: A on question 2
Raise CAFE standards; treat SUVs like cars: A on question 2
Motor vehicles are the greatest environmental hazard: A on question 2
This question weighted at 13% importance.
(Relative importance: 6 out of 48 statements.) |
Question 3 answer A 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 'A' from 5 out of 6 statements:
Billing fraud and abuse costs $200B: C on question 3
Single-payer health care plan over for-profit care: A on question 3
3.5% payroll tax to fund universal healthcare: A on question 3
Cradle-to-grave health care better than Clinton’s plan: A on question 3
Use Canadian system as a model for US: A on question 3
Health care is a universal human right: A on question 3
This question weighted at 13% importance.
(Relative importance: 6 out of 48 statements.) |
Question 4 answer A 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 'A' from 2 out of 4 statements:
Migrant workers are exploited; crack down on employers: C on question 4
H1B visas in US cause “brain drain” in Third World: D on question 4
Immigrants don’t come for welfare; restore safety net: A on question 4
Don’t blame immigrants for social and economic problems: A on question 4
This question weighted at 8% importance.
(Relative importance: 4 out of 48 statements.) |
Question 5 answer D 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 'D' from 3 out of 4 statements:
Rapid and responsible withdrawal of US military from Iraq: D on question 5
Bush should never have invaded Iraq: D on question 5
Restrict IMF power, or abolish it: B on question 5
Assist Russia & Israel in moving towards better governments: D on question 5
This question weighted at 8% importance.
(Relative importance: 4 out of 48 statements.) |
Question 6 answer D 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 'D' from 1 out of 2 statements:
Invest in K-12 education; that will reduce poverty: D on question 6
Support choice within public schools: C on question 6
This question weighted at 4% importance.
(Relative importance: 2 out of 48 statements.) |
Question 7 answer C 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 'C' from 2 out of 3 statements:
Get rid of gay discrimination fully, not halfway: C on question 7
Nader supports gay marriage; but gay groups support Gore: C on question 7
Supports Civil Union in Vermont and elsewhere: B on question 7
This question weighted at 6% importance.
(Relative importance: 3 out of 48 statements.) |
Question 8 answer D 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 'D' from 5 out of 6 statements:
Instrumental in establishing EPA, CAA, and CWA: D on question 8
End all commercial logging in National Forests: D on question 8
More funds to maintain National Park system: D on question 8
Ridiculous to sell public land for corporate gold mining: D on question 8
Microsoft is anticompetitive and anticonsumer: C on question 8
WTO’s “trade uber alles” hurts environment, health, & safety: D on question 8
This question weighted at 13% importance.
(Relative importance: 6 out of 48 statements.) |
Question 9 answer C 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 'C' from 7 out of 14 statements:
In anti-globalization book, “The Case Against Free Trade”: B on question 9
WTO makes trade supreme over labor, environment & consumers: B on question 9
Half of federal budget is now military spending: C on question 9
Corporate activity destroys the third world: C on question 9
Cut defense budget by $62B by reducing waste & fraud: C on question 9
Renegotiate NAFTA & WTO “as if human beings mattered”: B on question 9
Redefine national purpose to solve Third World scourges: C on question 9
Stop spending on unneeded weapons & non-existent enemies: C on question 9
Cut defense budget by $100B; time to demobilize: C on question 9
Forever an optimist to improve society: C on question 9
Primary architect of Freedom of Information Act: A on question 9
Globalization is a betrayal of workers and environment: B on question 9
Global trade concentrates power & homogenizes the globe: B on question 9
Multinational corporations challenge democracy: B on question 9
This question weighted at 29% importance.
(Relative importance: 14 out of 48 statements.) |
