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Question 1 answer C 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 'C' from 2 out of 5 statements:
California needs a larger Rainy Day Fund: C on question 1
$27B budget gap then; multibillion-dollar surplus now: C on question 1
Recover from Great Recession: GoBiz and Jobs Hiring Credit: D on question 1
Only choice is raise taxes to deal with extreme difficulty: D on question 1
Proposes balanced budget and $12.5 billion in cuts: B on question 1
This question weighted at 31% importance.
(Relative importance: 5 out of 16 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 7 out of 7 statements:
No climate deniers: the science is clear; the danger is real: A on question 2
CA out front in addressing climate change: A on question 2
Charge Ahead: 1,000,000 zero-emission vehicles by 2023: A on question 2
Slow down fracking until scientific study is completed: A on question 2
Clean energy investment produces jobs for CA: A on question 2
Clean Energy Jobs Plan: invest to replace fossil fuel: A on question 2
Letter to Congress supporting renewable energy tax credit: A on question 2
This question weighted at 44% importance.
(Relative importance: 7 out of 16 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 3 out of 5 statements:
ACA wholeheartedly embraced in CA: A on question 3
Expand Medi-Cal eligibility for ObamaCare: A on question 3
Get started on ObamaCare, then expand Medi-Cal: B on question 3
Insurance companies must cover maternity leave & services: B on question 3
Supports government-run healthcare: B on question 3
This question weighted at 31% importance.
(Relative importance: 5 out of 16 statements.) |
Question 4 answer B 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 'B' from 2 out of 4 statements:
Allow bilingual education in public schools: B on question 4
Allow driver's license for undocumented immigrants: B on question 4
Supports state aid to illegals' children and DREAM Act: A on question 4
Signed AB131: undocumented students college financial aid: A on question 4
This question weighted at 25% importance.
(Relative importance: 4 out of 16 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:
Syrian refugees should be fully vetted, then given asylum: C on question 5
This question weighted at 6% importance.
(Relative importance: 1 out of 16 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 3 out of 4 statements:
Local Control Funding Formula: breakthrough in subsidiarity: B on question 6
No government-imposed standards for public schools: B on question 6
Replace school achievement testing with progress testing: C on question 6
Give school districts more flexibility and hold accountable: B on question 6
This question weighted at 25% importance.
(Relative importance: 4 out of 16 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 5 out of 5 statements:
Eliminate "gay panic" tactic for criminal defendants: C on question 7
Allow student sports choice based on gender identity: C on question 7
Prohibit sexual orientation conversion therapy: C on question 7
The right to marry is sacred for gay and straight people: C on question 7
Opposes Amendment to prevent same sex marriage: C on question 7
This question weighted at 31% importance.
(Relative importance: 5 out of 16 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 10 out of 12 statements:
Establish new regional groundwater sustainability agency: D on question 8
32-year quest to build nation's first high-speed rail line: D on question 8
$48M for funding hybrid and zero-emission vehicles: D on question 8
$14B to build tunnels and restore San Joaquin Delta habitat: C on question 8
Supports high speed rail in CA to create jobs, ease traffic: C on question 8
Banned shark fin harvesting to protect sharks and ocean: D on question 8
Sustainability ideology obscures need for attitudinal change: D on question 8
Fight to save the Headwaters ancient redwood groves: D on question 8
EPA cost analysis ignores value of standing forests: D on question 8
Animals are public trust; why do trees belong to landowner?: D on question 8
Capitalism needs to evolve to avoid ecological destruction: D on question 8
Protect the Earth; explore the universe; serve the people: D on question 8
This question weighted at 75% importance.
(Relative importance: 12 out of 16 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 1 out of 1 statements:
2010: high civil discord threatens democracy's legitimacy: C on question 9
This question weighted at 6% importance.
(Relative importance: 1 out of 16 statements.) |
