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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 2 out of 4 statements:
Guaranteed jobs for all who need work: D on question 1
Obama stimulus was ok, but only made slight dent in crisis: D on question 1
End the Bush-Obama recession; ask wealthy to pay share: B on question 1
Reduce spending via military cuts & preventive health: B on question 1
This question weighted at 17% importance.
(Relative importance: 4 out of 24 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 9 out of 12 statements:
Halt any investment in fossil fuel infrastructure: A on question 2
Nuclear power plants risk proliferation and going Fukushima: A on question 2
Green New Deal to turn the tide on climate change: A on question 2
COP 21 is symbolic victory, but we need to go much further: A on question 2
Create 20 million jobs by investing in renewables: A on question 2
"All of the above" policy puts fossil fuels above all: B on question 2
Climate change causes record storms, floods, and drought: B on question 2
Green New Deal for efficient public transportation: B on question 2
Immediate halt in all new fossil fuel exploration: A on question 2
Completely zero out climate emissions, as fast as possible: A on question 2
Make wars for oil obsolete: 100% renewables by 2030: A on question 2
Sustainable transportation plus sustainable food supply: A on question 2
This question weighted at 50% importance.
(Relative importance: 12 out of 24 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 8 out of 9 statements:
Medicare-for-all better & cheaper than ObamaCare: A on question 3
Early diagnosis and intervention for mental illness: B on question 3
Illusion that ObamaCare is a step towards single-payer: A on question 3
Single-payer public health insurance program: A on question 3
Thousands die each year when excluding from adequate care: A on question 3
Streamline bureaucracy: $400B yearly for comprehensive care: A on question 3
30% of healthcare costs squandered on ads & CEO salaries: A on question 3
Save money & increase access with single-payer system: A on question 3
Implement universal health care: A on question 3
This question weighted at 38% importance.
(Relative importance: 9 out of 24 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 4 out of 5 statements:
End fear-mongering; immigrants are law-abiding: A on question 4
We're deporting more immigrants than ever, 2.5M under Obama: A on question 4
NAFTA caused the wave of undocumented immigrants: A on question 4
Undocumented immigrants are critical component of economy: A on question 4
No pathway to citizenship for criminals; open to all others: B on question 4
This question weighted at 21% importance.
(Relative importance: 5 out of 24 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 5 out of 8 statements:
US helped create refugee crisis, so we should help them: B on question 5
End CIA-supported coups and regime change in Latin America: C on question 5
Deportation of vulnerable refugees is morally abhorrent: D on question 5
Take 65,000 Syrian refugees immediately, not over 18 months: C on question 5
Work towards neutral Ukraine; don't arm them against Russia: C on question 5
China provides less heavy-handed foreign aid than does US: C on question 5
National conversation before we go to war: C on question 5
US should behave as member of world community, no world cop: D on question 5
This question weighted at 33% importance.
(Relative importance: 8 out of 24 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 8 out of 12 statements:
Guarantee tuition-free education pre-school thru university: D on question 6
Treat education as a right: D on question 6
Call for an end to school privatization: D on question 6
Common Core empowers contractors over teachers: D on question 6
Mobilize to simply keep public education in existence: D on question 6
Replace No Child Left Behind with professional teachers: D on question 6
ObamaCare was step backward for goal of single payer: A on question 6
Focus on student needs, not corporate needs: B on question 6
Move school decisions from national to grassroots level: B on question 6
Charter school siphon resources from public schools: D on question 6
Vital public system under attack from privatization: D on question 6
Boost public schools, and hold them accountable: C on question 6
This question weighted at 50% importance.
(Relative importance: 12 out of 24 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:
No discrimination based on orientation whether it's LGB or T: C on question 7
After marriage equality comes workplace equality: C on question 7
Recognize gay marriages & civil unions from abroad in visas: C on question 7
First pro-gay-marriage candidate in first gay marriage state: C on question 7
Legalize gay marriage: C on question 7
This question weighted at 21% importance.
(Relative importance: 5 out of 24 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 8 out of 11 statements:
Ban neonicotinoid pesticides that threaten pollinators: D on question 8
Adopt the Precautionary Principle: D on question 8
Create local, sustainable, organic, plant-based food system: D on question 8
Water should be tested for radioactivity and heavy metals: D on question 8
Healthy People, Healthy Planet: link environment & health: D on question 8
Current food subsidies drive system towards FrankenFood: C on question 8
Renewable energy is win-win for economy & national security: D on question 8
Environment & economy are interdependent; not at odds: C on question 8
Green New Deal: emergency program for 25M jobs: C on question 8
Sustainable development; and ban genetically modified food: D on question 8
Weak scientific understanding of effects of toxic exposure: D on question 8
This question weighted at 46% importance.
(Relative importance: 11 out of 24 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 2 out of 3 statements:
1776 Revolution threw off corporate rule; it's creeping back: A on question 9
Building for the future makes America great: C on question 9
Join with Occupy movement to throw off rule by the 1%: C on question 9
This question weighted at 13% importance.
(Relative importance: 3 out of 24 statements.) |
