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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 9 out of 11 statements:
Address market uncertainty by making Bush cuts permanent: A on question 1
Oppose Obama stimulus package; it's bad for America: A on question 1
Capital gains tax is double taxation: A on question 1
Support balanced budget amendment and line-item veto: B on question 1
Eliminate taxes on capital gains; lower corporate tax rates: A on question 1
Simplify our tax code; reduce the tax burden: 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
This question weighted at 25% importance.
(Relative importance: 11 out of 44 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 8 statements:
Cap-and-trade scheme destroys jobs: D on question 2
Explore ANWR & outer continental shelf: D on question 2
Tax incentives for energy-efficient appliances: C on question 2
Loans to public institutions for energy efficiency: A on question 2
Florida has obvious advantages in solar energy: C on question 2
Let hybrid drivers use HOV lanes & discount parking: C on question 2
Explore proven energy reserves & keep energy prices low: D on question 2
YES on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases: D on question 2
This question weighted at 18% importance.
(Relative importance: 8 out of 44 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 3 out of 5 statements:
Launch a marketplace of affordable health insurance: C on question 3
Opposes government-run healthcare: 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 the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts: C on question 3
This question weighted at 11% importance.
(Relative importance: 5 out of 44 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 4 out of 6 statements:
Don't count illegal immigrants in the 2010 census: C on question 4
Allow children of illegals to pay in-state college tuition: B on question 4
No amnesty in any form, not even back-of-the-line: D on question 4
Oppose amnesty in any reform: D on question 4
Opposes granting amnesty to illegal immigrants: D on question 4
Supports full implementation of current border security laws: D on question 4
This question weighted at 14% importance.
(Relative importance: 6 out of 44 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 1 statements:
America needs a foreign policy of engaging abroad: C on question 5
This question weighted at 2% importance.
(Relative importance: 1 out of 44 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 5 out of 5 statements:
Voted for more scholarships for private schools: A on question 6
A+ Plan for Education: charters and choice: A on question 6
$4,500 voucher saves state $10,000 in per-student cost: A on question 6
Private partnerships for provision of school services: A on question 6
Supports less federal & more local control of education: A on question 6
This question weighted at 11% importance.
(Relative importance: 5 out of 44 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:
Supports Amendment to prevent same sex marriage: A on question 7
Supports banning homosexuals in the military: A on question 7
Opposes Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA): A on question 7
This question weighted at 7% importance.
(Relative importance: 3 out of 44 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 1 out of 2 statements:
Partner with private companies for transportation system: B on question 8
Utilize toll revenues to widen & improve expressways: C on question 8
This question weighted at 5% importance.
(Relative importance: 2 out of 44 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 2 out of 4 statements:
Safer place when America is strongest country in the world: B on question 9
Continue reducing barriers to free and fair trade: C on question 9
Identify constitutionality in every new congressional bill: A on question 9
YES on extending the PATRIOT Act's roving wiretaps: B on question 9
This question weighted at 9% importance.
(Relative importance: 4 out of 44 statements.) |
