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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 6 out of 6 statements:
Cut budget by $700M, instead of raising taxes: A on question 1
Pay off $700M deficit with no new taxes nor funny money: A on question 1
Reduce government programs for more economic growth: A on question 1
Cut regulations that increase the cost of doing business: A on question 1
Remove barriers; enhance individual opportunity: A on question 1
Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge: A on question 1
This question weighted at 25% importance.
(Relative importance: 6 out of 24 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 3 out of 3 statements:
Supports $1.3 billion coal gasification plant: D on question 2
Allow drilling in ANWR: D on question 2
Stop harmful EPA regulation of greenhouse gas emissions: D on question 2
This question weighted at 13% importance.
(Relative importance: 3 out of 24 statements.) |
Question 3 answer C 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 'C' from 2 out of 3 statements:
Opposed Clinton's plan for government-run healthcare: D on question 3
States should mandate that insurers do not cancel policies: C on question 3
Loosen "one-size-fits-all" approach to Medicaid: C on question 3
This question weighted at 13% importance.
(Relative importance: 3 out of 24 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 1 out of 1 statements:
Expedite removal of those who are in the US unlawfully: D on question 4
This question weighted at 4% importance.
(Relative importance: 1 out of 24 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 2 out of 2 statements:
The US must secure peace through strength and dominance: A on question 5
Don't place US forces under UN command: A on question 5
This question weighted at 8% importance.
(Relative importance: 2 out of 24 statements.) |
Question 6 answer B 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 'B' from 2 out of 4 statements:
Expand charter schools; expand dual enrollment: B on question 6
Continued large increases in funding higher education: C on question 6
Give parents vouchers so they can choose kids' schools: A on question 6
Supports charter schools as a means to local control: B on question 6
This question weighted at 17% importance.
(Relative importance: 4 out of 24 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 1 out of 1 statements:
Proud of MS's highest vote in US for traditional marriage: A on question 7
This question weighted at 4% importance.
(Relative importance: 1 out of 24 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 2 out of 3 statements:
More funding for highway construction & improvement: C on question 8
Rely on voluntary incentives to solve environmental problems: A on question 8
Kangaroo rats are not more important than people's homes: A on question 8
This question weighted at 13% importance.
(Relative importance: 3 out of 24 statements.) |
Question 9 answer A 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 'A' from 1 out of 1 statements:
Return to founders' idea of personal responsibility: A on question 9
This question weighted at 4% importance.
(Relative importance: 1 out of 24 statements.) |
