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Question 1 answer B 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 'B' from 2 out of 3 statements:
More spending cuts than tax increases: B on question 1
Massive tax favors to the very wealthiest is an obscenity: D on question 1
Persistent fiscal responsibility to balance budget: B on question 1
This question weighted at 9% importance.
(Relative importance: 3 out of 32 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 5 out of 6 statements:
Strong investment in renewable energy like wind and solar: A on question 2
Replace coal & oil with alternatives: A on question 2
Those who push coal are the enemy: A on question 2
Goal of 21% GHG reduction by 2012; accomplished 31% in 2006: A on question 2
All buildings using city funds must be LEED-certified: C on question 2
$9,000 solar array for Salt Palace Expansion: A on question 2
This question weighted at 19% importance.
(Relative importance: 6 out of 32 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:
ObamaCare & RomneyCare are both "insurance companycare": A on question 3
Government should be sole payer, but not sole provider: B on question 3
More federal funding for health coverage: B on question 3
Need universal healthcare like every industrialized nation: A on question 3
Lack of affordable healthcare has decimated the middle class: B on question 3
This question weighted at 16% importance.
(Relative importance: 5 out of 32 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 3 out of 4 statements:
Most illegal immigrants should be able to stay in the US: B on question 4
Supports illegal immigrants earning citizenship: B on question 4
We need major overhaul of our immigration laws: B on question 4
Vibrant workers are welcome; roundups are hypocrisy: A on question 4
This question weighted at 13% importance.
(Relative importance: 4 out of 32 statements.) |
Question 5 answer D 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 'D' from 3 out of 3 statements:
The US should always listen to other countries: D on question 5
No "disappearances"; accountability for war criminals: D on question 5
Iraq is a tragic unnecessary war: D on question 5
This question weighted at 9% importance.
(Relative importance: 3 out of 32 statements.) |
Question 6 answer C 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 'C' from 1 out of 2 statements:
Curriculums by national standards; with local flexibility: C on question 6
Re-prioritize on education to keep up with rest of world: D on question 6
This question weighted at 6% importance.
(Relative importance: 2 out of 32 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 3 out of 4 statements:
Same-sex domestic partnership benefits: C on question 7
Extend city health benefits to unmarried same-sex partners: B on question 7
Equal rights for gays and lesbians: C on question 7
Same-sex couples should be allowed to marry legally: C on question 7
This question weighted at 13% importance.
(Relative importance: 4 out of 32 statements.) |
Question 8 answer C 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 'C' from 4 out of 4 statements:
Put 20 million to work on deteriorating infrastructure: C on question 8
Natural resources should be mostly protected: C on question 8
Polluting industries' campaign donations weaken the EPA: C on question 8
As mayor, national model in reducing resource use: C on question 8
This question weighted at 13% importance.
(Relative importance: 4 out of 32 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:
US should keep building and adapting for the future: C on question 9
End the legal concept of corporate "personhood": C on question 9
Fundamental patriotism to impeach Bush and Cheney: A on question 9
This question weighted at 9% importance.
(Relative importance: 3 out of 32 statements.) |
