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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:
Support tax cuts for middle class families: C on question 1
Keep track of every penny spent: B on question 1
YES on additional $825 billion for economic recovery package: D on question 1
YES on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending: D on question 1
This question weighted at 14% importance.
(Relative importance: 4 out of 28 statements.) |
Question 2 answer C 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 'C' from 2 out of 5 statements:
Advocate for Keystone XL pipeline: C on question 2
Opposed offshore drilling until August compromise: B on question 2
No tax breaks for big oil companies that give us $4 gas: C on question 2
Increase funding for R&D of renewable energy sources: A on question 2
NO on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases: A on question 2
This question weighted at 18% importance.
(Relative importance: 5 out of 28 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 7 out of 7 statements:
I'd vote for ObamaCare again, but do "sensible fixes": B on question 3
Keep fighting to extend health coverage to children: B on question 3
Allow the government to negotiate for lower drug costs: B on question 3
Bridge the gap on health care: B on question 3
Merge Alzheimers diagnosis and care benefit: B on question 3
NO on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts: B on question 3
YES on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program: B on question 3
This question weighted at 25% importance.
(Relative importance: 7 out of 28 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 3 out of 7 statements:
Inaction is not an option; comprehensive reform is best: D on question 4
ID’ing illegal immigrants is an unfunded federal mandate: B on question 4
Supports increased border security and opposes amnesty: D on question 4
Deportation program is an unfunded federal mandate: B on question 4
Deportation program is an unfunded federal mandate: D on question 4
Lack of immigration system is why we have unsecured border: C on question 4
Work towards a practical solution to end illegal immigration: B on question 4
This question weighted at 25% importance.
(Relative importance: 7 out of 28 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 4 statements:
End the war in Iraq with a diplomatic surge: D on question 5
The Iraq war had not made the U.S. safer: D on question 5
Need cooperation around the world to defeat terrorism: D on question 5
Oppose the United Nations' Arms Trade Treaty: B on question 5
This question weighted at 14% importance.
(Relative importance: 4 out of 28 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 2 out of 2 statements:
Repeatedly stressed support for public schools: D on question 6
Increase teacher pay, reduce class size: D on question 6
This question weighted at 7% importance.
(Relative importance: 2 out of 28 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 2 out of 3 statements:
Repeal Don't-Ask-Don't-Tell, and reinstate discharged gays: B on question 7
Prohibit sexual-identity discrimination at schools: C on question 7
Enforce against anti-gay discrimination in public schools: C on question 7
This question weighted at 11% importance.
(Relative importance: 3 out of 28 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 5 statements:
Will push for increased water conservation efforts: C on question 8
Allow longer than 10 years to rebuild depleted fisheries: B on question 8
No EPA permits required for forest road runoff: A on question 8
No permits for legal pesticide runoff into lakes & streams: A on question 8
YES on protecting ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems: D on question 8
This question weighted at 18% importance.
(Relative importance: 5 out of 28 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 2 statements:
Oppose trade deals that are bad for North Carolina workers: B on question 9
YES on extending the PATRIOT Act's roving wiretaps: B on question 9
This question weighted at 7% importance.
(Relative importance: 2 out of 28 statements.) |
