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The AmericansElect.org quiz outlines how elected officials and public figures address political topics, plus the relative importance they place on each key topic. The nine key topics are:

We list below summaries of one public figures's issue stances related to each topic, and which AmericansElect.org quiz answer each issue stance indicates. Click on the quiz answer link to see the full original excerpt and citations.
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Ted Cruz on AmericansElect.org Quiz

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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 11 out of 11 statements:

Choose individual liberty over more & more spending: A on question 1
Government is corrupt; so don't give them more power: A on question 1
I would not bail out Bank of America: A on question 1
Pass a flat tax and abolish the IRS, and jobs will follow: A on question 1
Balanced budget amendment to stop bankrupting our country: A on question 1
Debt ceiling limits "blank check" of federal spending: 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
Opposes increasing tax rates: A on question 1
Supports eliminating the inheritance tax: A on question 1
Supports the Cut-Cap-and-Balance Pledge: A on question 1
This question weighted at 12% importance.
(Relative importance: 11 out of 90 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 4 out of 4 statements:

Paris Accord destroys $3 trillion in American GDP by 2040: D on question 2
Fight against Gulf moratorium on offshore exploration: 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
This question weighted at 4% importance.
(Relative importance: 4 out of 90 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 13 out of 16 statements:

ObamaCare caused millions to lose their jobs: D on question 3
I trust you & your doctors to control your health care: D on question 3
Reform FDA to approve foreign drugs faster: B on question 3
Don't exempt Congress from ObamaCare, or any law: D on question 3
I regret voting for John Roberts because of ObamaCare vote: D on question 3
Enumerated powers of Congress don't include ObamaCare: D on question 3
Personal, portable, & affordable, after repealing ObamaCare: D on question 3
Washington wants ObamaCare, the people want liberty: D on question 3
Support nuns' battle for religious liberty against ObamaCare: C on question 3
To repeal ObamaCare, show Dems they'd lose by supporting it: C on question 3
5 million had health insurance canceled because of ObamaCare: D on question 3
Defeat ObamaCare; rein in the federal government: 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
Supports repealing ObamaCare: D on question 3
Supports market-based health insurance: D on question 3
This question weighted at 18% importance.
(Relative importance: 16 out of 90 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 10 out of 12 statements:

Use all tools available to stop asylum for migrant caravan: D on question 4
No path to citizenship to DREAMers or anyone else: D on question 4
Children deported with parents can come back, if citizens: C on question 4
I led the fight to defeat the Reid-Schumer amnesty bill: D on question 4
Build a wall instead of massive amnesty plan: D on question 4
Enforce the law against millions of illegals currently here: D on question 4
Illegals are an economic calamity for low-wage Americans: D on question 4
End Obama's illegal amnesty via Congress' checks & balances: D on question 4
Defund amnesty; and refuse any nominees until rescinded: D on question 4
Democrats want amnesty to get a lot more Democratic voters: C on question 4
Strengthen border security and increase enforcement: D on question 4
ICE performs vital functions that protect American families: D on question 4
This question weighted at 13% importance.
(Relative importance: 12 out of 90 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 10 out of 17 statements:

Countries aspire to be like America, the exceptional nation: A on question 5
Bar refugees from terrorist-ridden regions: A on question 5
Break diplomatic relations with Cuba: D on question 5
Don't let world courts bind American sovereignty: A on question 5
American Exceptionalism: we liberate; others subjugate: A on question 5
Cuba is oppressive but never misses chance to propagandize: B on question 5
America is indispensable; our allies need our leadership: A on question 5
US has a responsibility to defend our values abroad: B on question 5
Deny visa for Iranian ambassador to visit the United Nations: A on question 5
Appeasement historically leads to more violence: A on question 5
Suspend Russia from G8 & withdraw from arms control treaties: 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
Disallow Palestine from joining ICC to threaten Israel: B on question 5
Move US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem; recognize as cap: B on question 5
No transfers of Gitmo prisoners to US or abroad: A on question 5
Two-state solution despite Israeli settlements on West Bank: B on question 5
This question weighted at 19% importance.
(Relative importance: 17 out of 90 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 4 out of 9 statements:

Private school vouchers is civil rights issue of our time: A on question 6
Race-to-the-Top is blackmail against the states: D on question 6
Abolish the U.S. Department of Education: B on question 6
The rich already have school choice; give it to the poor: A on question 6
Right to education: public, private, charter, or homeschool: A on question 6
School choice is a deep passion of mine: A on question 6
Facilitate school choice for poor Americans: B on question 6
Denounce the Common Core State Standards: B on question 6
Block funding for Common Core; it's too heavy-handed: B on question 6
This question weighted at 10% importance.
(Relative importance: 9 out of 90 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 12 out of 13 statements:

Amendment to define marriage as between man & a woman: A on question 7
Religious liberty: Don't lock up Christians like Kim Davis: A on question 7
Apply 10th Amendment: states decide on gay marriage: B on question 7
Pray against a court decision legalizing same-sex marriage: A on question 7
Zealotry on same-sex marriage leaves out religious liberty: A on question 7
Most states can ignore Supreme Court legalizing gay marriage: A on question 7
Opposes the unrelenting assault on traditional marriage: A on question 7
Overturn Supreme Court with anti-gay marriage Amendment: A on question 7
Opposes gay pride parades and opposes gay marriage: A on question 7
One-man-one-woman marriage is building block of society: A on question 7
Supports defining traditional marriage: A on question 7
Supports banning military gay marriage: A on question 7
Sponsored state definition of marriage supersedes federal gay marriage: A on question 7
This question weighted at 14% importance.
(Relative importance: 13 out of 90 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 6 out of 6 statements:

EPA ran amok under Obama: A on question 8
Take on EPA and agencies that strangle small businesses: A on question 8
Federal government shouldn't own $14 trillion worth of land: A on question 8
OpEd: Tweeted joke picture of endangered tiger skin rug: A on question 8
OpEd: Tweeted joke picture of endangered tiger skin rug: A on question 8
NO on protecting ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems: A on question 8
This question weighted at 7% importance.
(Relative importance: 6 out of 90 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 1 out of 2 statements:

Fierce advocate of recruiting and growing the military: B on question 9
Identify constitutionality in every new congressional bill: A on question 9
This question weighted at 2% importance.
(Relative importance: 2 out of 90 statements.)

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