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Positions

2021

Abortion

1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-life

Budget

1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- No

2. Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare?
- Unknown Position

Campaign Finance

1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Unknown Position

Defense

Do you support increasing defense spending?
- Unknown Position

Economy

1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Unknown Position

3. Do you support providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19?
- Unknown Position

Education

1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- Unknown Position

Energy and Environment

1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Unknown Position

Guns

Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- No

Health Care

1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- Yes

2. Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19?
- Unknown Position

Immigration

1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- Yes

2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- Unknown Position

National Security

1. Should the United States use military force to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a weapon of mass destruction (for example: nuclear, biological, chemical)?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support reducing military intervention in Middle East conflicts?
- Unknown Position

Trade

Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)?
- Yes

Congressional Election 2004 National Political Awareness Test

Abortion

Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding abortion.

1. Abortions should always be illegal.
- No Answer

2. Abortions should always be legal.
- No Answer

3. Abortions should be legal only within the first trimester of pregnancy.
- No Answer

4. Abortions should be legal when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape.
- No Answer

5. Abortions should be legal when the life of the woman is endangered.
- X

6. Prohibit the dilation and extraction procedure, also known as "partial-birth" abortion.
- X

7. Prohibit public funding of abortions and of organizations that advocate or perform abortions.
- X

8. Other or expanded principles
- X

Budgetary, Spending, and Tax Issues, Part 1: Budget Priorities

Using the key, indicate what federal funding levels you support for the following general categories. Select one number per category.Budget Priorities

1. Agriculture
- Maintain Status

2. Arts
- Slightly Decrease

3. Defense
- Greatly Increase

4. Education
- Slightly Increase

5. Environment
- Slightly Decrease

6. Homeland security
- Greatly Increase

7. International aid
- Slightly Decrease

8. Law enforcement
- Greatly Increase

9. Medical research
- Maintain Status

10. National parks
- Maintain Status

11. Public health services
- Maintain Status

12. Scientific research
- Maintain Status

13. Space exploration programs
- Maintain Status

14. Transportation and highway infrastructure
- Slightly Increase

15. Welfare
- Slightly Decrease

16. Other or expanded categories
- No Answer

Budgetary, Spending, and Tax Issues, Part 2: Defense Spending

Defense Spending

1. Armed Forces personnel training
- Slightly Increase

2. Intelligence operations
- Greatly Increase

3. Military hardware
- Greatly Increase

4. Modernization of weaponry and equipment
- Greatly Increase

5. National missile defense
- Greatly Increase

6. Pay for active duty personnel
- Greatly Increase

7. Programs to improve troop retention rates
- Slightly Increase

8. Research and development of new weapons
- Greatly Increase

9. Troop and equipment readiness
- Greatly Increase

10. Other or expanded categories
- No Answer

Budgetary, Spending, and Tax Issues, Part 3: Taxes (A)

Using the key above, indicate what federal tax levels you support for the following general categories. Select one number per category.TaxesIncome Taxes:Family IncomeRetiree IncomeOther Taxes:Deductions/Credits:

1. Less than $25,000
- Eliminate

2. $25,000-$75,000
- Greatly Decrease

3. $75,000-$150,000
- Greatly Decrease

4. Over $150,000
- Slightly Decrease

5. Other or expanded categories
- No Answer

6. Over $40,000
- Greatly Decrease

7. Alcohol taxes
- Maintain Status

8. Capital gains taxes
- Eliminate

9. Cigarette taxes
- Maintain Status

10. Corporate taxes
- Slightly Decrease

11. Gasoline taxes
- Greatly Decrease

12. Inheritance taxes
- Eliminate

13. Charitable contributions
- Slightly Increase

14. Child tax credit
- Greatly Increase

15. Earned income tax credit
- Slightly Increase

16. Medical expense deduction
- Greatly Increase

17. Mortgage deduction
- Maintain Status

18. Student loan credit
- Greatly Increase

Budgetary, Spending, and Taxes, Part 3: Taxes (B)

1. Do you support permanent repeal of the federal estate tax?
- Yes

2. Do you support eliminating taxes on dividends paid to individual investors?
- Yes

3. Should a married couple filing jointly pay the same taxes as if they were an unmarried couple filing separately?
- Yes

4. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Campaign Finance and Government Reform

Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding campaign finance and government reform.

1. Support public taxpayer funding for federal candidates who comply with campaign spending limits.
- No Answer

2. Increase the amount individuals are permitted to contribute to federal campaigns.
- X

3. Prohibit Political Action Committee (PAC) contributions to candidates for federal office.
- No Answer

4. Allow unregulated soft money campaign contributions to political parties or committees.
- No Answer

5. Allow ads paid for by soft money that support or attack a candidate for federal office.
- No Answer

6. Allow issue advocacy commercials by corporations, labor unions, and non-profit groups which appear within 60 days of a general election and within 30 days of a primary election.
- X

7. Remove all contribution limits on federal campaigns and parties.
- No Answer

8. Do you support instant run-off voting (IRV)?
- Undecided

9. Should Election Day be a national holiday?
- Yes

10. Should same-sex couples be allowed to form civil unions?
- No

11. Should marriage be restricted to a union only between a man and a woman?
- Yes

Crime

Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding crime.

1. Support the use of the death penalty for federal crimes.
- X

2. Eliminate the use of the death penalty for federal crimes.
- No Answer

3. Impose "truth in sentencing" for violent criminals so they serve full sentences with no chance of parole.
- X

4. Support programs to provide prison inmates with vocational and job-related skills and job-placement assistance when released.
- X

5. Support programs to provide prison inmates with drug and alcohol addiction treatment.
- X

6. Reduce prison sentences for those who commit non-violent crimes.
- No Answer

7. Support additional criminal penalties if a fetus is killed in the commission of a federal crime against a pregnant woman.
- X

8. Require that crimes based on gender, sexual orientation, and disability be prosecuted as federal hate crimes.
- No Answer

9. Support programs that provide job training and placement services for at-risk youth.
- X

10. Impose stricter penalties for those convicted of white-collar crimes.
- No Answer

11. Enforcement of civil rights should primarily be the responsibility of the federal government.
- No Answer

12. Minors accused of a violent crime should be prosecuted as adults.
- X

13. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Drug

Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding drugs.

1. Support mandatory jail sentences for selling illegal drugs.
- X

2. Expand federally sponsored drug education and drug treatment programs.
- No Answer

3. Decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana.
- No Answer

4. Allow doctors to prescribe marijuana to their patients for medicinal purposes.
- No Answer

5. Increase border security to stop the flow of illegal drugs into the United States.
- X

6. Eliminate federal funding for programs associated with the "war on drugs."
- No Answer

7. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Education

Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding education.

1. Support national standards for and testing of public school students.
- No Answer

2. Allow parents to use vouchers (equal opportunity scholarships) to send their children to any public school.
- X

3. Allow parents to use vouchers (equal opportunity scholarships) to send their children to any private or religious school.
- X

4. Allow teachers and professionals to receive authorization and funding to establish charter schools.
- X

5. Increase funding for block grants to states to aid in the hiring of additional teachers.
- X

6. Support teacher testing and reward teachers with merit pay.
- X

7. Increase funding for school capital improvements (e.g. buildings, infrastructure, technology).
- No Answer

8. Support granting states limited control over Head Start programs.
- X

9. Support changing the mission of Head Start to emphasize improving the math and reading skills of disadvantaged children.
- No Answer

10. Providing education is not a responsibility of the federal government.
- No Answer

11. Support affirmative action in public college admissions.
- No Answer

12. Increase funding of programs such as Pell grants and Stafford loans to help students pay for college.
- X

13. Support federal tax incentives to help families save for college.
- X

14. Other or expanded principles
- X

Employment and Affirmative Action

Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding employment.2) Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding affirmative action.

1. Increase funding for national job-training programs that re-train displaced workers or teach skills needed in today's job market.
- No Answer

2. Reduce government regulation of the private sector in order to encourage investment and economic expansion.
- X

3. Provide tax credits or grants to businesses that offer child care services to employees.
- X

4. Encourage employers to offer flex-time scheduling, comp-time, and unpaid leave for family emergencies.
- X

5. Eliminate all federal programs designed to reduce unemployment.
- No Answer

6. Increase the federal minimum wage.
- No Answer

7. Support the right of workers to strike without fear of being permanently replaced.
- No Answer

8. Allow workers to sell company stock and to diversify their company retirement funds into other investment options.
- X

9. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

10. The federal government should consider race and gender in government contracting decisions.
- No Answer

11. The federal government should discontinue affirmative action programs.
- No Answer

12. The federal government should continue affirmative action programs.
- No Answer

13. Include sexual orientation in federal anti-discrimination laws.
- No Answer

Environment and Energy

Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding the environment and energy.

1. Strengthen the regulation and enforcement of the Clean Water Act.
- No Answer

2. Strengthen the regulation and enforcement of the Clean Air Act.
- No Answer

3. Require states to compensate citizens when environmental regulations limit uses of privately-owned land.
- X

4. Relax logging restrictions on federal lands.
- X

5. Relax standards on federal lands to allow increased recreational usage.
- X

6. Support increased development of traditional energy resources (e.g. coal, natural gas, oil).
- X

7. Strengthen emission controls and fuel efficiency standards on all gasoline and diesel-powered engines, including cars, trucks, and sport utility vehicles.
- No Answer

8. Support opening a select portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil exploration.
- X

9. Encourage further development and use of alternative fuels to reduce pollution.
- X

10. Support the use of ethanol as an alternative fuel.
- X

11. Allow energy producers to trade pollution credits.
- X

12. Support the U.S. re-entering the Kyoto treaty process to limit global warming.
- No Answer

13. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Gun

Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding guns.

1. Renew the ban on the sale or transfer of semi-automatic guns, except those used for hunting.
- No Answer

2. Maintain and strengthen the current level of enforcement of existing federal restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns.
- X

3. Ease federal restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns.
- No Answer

4. Repeal federal restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns.
- No Answer

5. Allow citizens to carry concealed guns.
- X

6. Require manufacturers to provide child-safety locks on guns.
- No Answer

7. Require background checks on gun sales between private citizens at gun shows.
- No Answer

8. Require a license for gun possession.
- No Answer

9. Establish a national database of ballistic "fingerprints" to track guns used in criminal activities.
- No Answer

10. Support legislation that would protect manufacturers, distributors, dealers, and importers of firearms from civil lawsuits by crime victims.
- X

11. Other or expanded principles
- X

Health

Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding health care.

1. Providing health care is not a responsibility of the federal government.
- No Answer

2. Implement a universal health care program to guarantee coverage to all Americans regardless of income.
- No Answer

3. Support a Patient's Bill of Rights which includes appeal mechanisms when claims are denied.
- X

4. Support a Patient's Bill of Rights which includes the right to sue when claims are denied.
- X

5. Expand eligibility for tax-free medical savings accounts.
- X

6. Establish limits on the amount of punitive damages awarded in medical malpractice lawsuits.
- X

7. Support expanding prescription drug coverage under Medicare.
- No Answer

8. Support expanding prescription drug coverage under private managed care plans.
- X

9. Offer tax credits to individuals and small businesses to offset the cost of insurance coverage.
- X

10. Support automatic enrollment of children in federal health care programs such as CHIP and Medicaid.
- No Answer

11. Allow 55-65 year-olds to buy into Medicare.
- No Answer

12. Support stem cell research on existing lines of stem cells.
- No Answer

13. Allow laboratories to create new lines of stem cells for additional research.
- No Answer

14. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Immigration

Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding immigration.

1. Decrease the number of legal immigrants allowed into the country.
- No Answer

2. Establish English as the official national language.
- X

3. Increase the number of visas issued for agricultural workers.
- No Answer

4. Relax restrictions barring legal immigrants from using social programs (e.g. public housing, food stamps).
- No Answer

5. Support amnesty for certain illegal immigrants who already reside in the United States.
- No Answer

6. Support the detention of asylum seekers from countries known to sponsor terrorism.
- X

7. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

International Aid, International Policy, and Trade Issues, Part 1: International Aid

International AidIndicate which principles you support (if any) regarding United States economic assistance.

1. Aid should be granted to countries when extraordinary circumstances cause disaster and threaten civilian lives.
- X

2. Aid should be granted to countries when it is in the security interests of the United States.
- X

3. Aid should be eliminated for any nation with documented human rights abuses.
- X

4. Aid programs should be scaled back and eventually eliminated.
- No Answer

5. Other or expanded principles
- X

International Aid, International Policy, and Trade Issues, Part 2: International Policy

International Policy1) Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding the Middle East.2) Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding Central and East Asia.3) Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding the United Nations.

1. Should the United States continue to provide leadership in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process?
- Yes

2. Should the United States support the creation of a Palestinian state?
- Yes

3. Should the United States withdraw its troops from Iraq?
- No

4. Should the United States use diplomatic and economic pressure to encourage North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons program?
- Yes

5. Should the United States use military force to destroy the North Korean nuclear weapons program?
- No

6. Should the United States remove the North Korean government from power?
- Undecided

7. Should the United States increase financial support to Afghanistan?
- Yes

8. Should the United States increase military support to Afghanistan?
- Yes

9. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

10. Should the United States maintain its financial support of the United Nations?
- No Answer

11. Should the United States decrease its financial support of the United Nations?
- Yes

12. Should the United States commit troops to United Nations peacekeeping missions?
- No Answer

13. Should the United States lift the travel ban to Cuba?
- No

14. Should the United States increase its financial support to Colombia to combat "the war on drugs"?
- Undecided

15. Should aid to African nations for AIDS prevention programs fund distribution of contraceptives?
- No Answer

16. Should aid to African nations for AIDS prevention fund abstinence education?
- Yes

17. ONLY if Israel is satisfied that the state would not threaten its security.
- The United States must maintain a military presence in Iraq until adequate stability is achieved. Revenue from the sale of Iraq's oil should be used to pay for reconstruction efforts.

International Aid, International Policy, and Trade Issues, Part 3: International Trade

International TradeIndicate which principles you support (if any) regarding international trade.

1. Do you support the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)?
- Yes

2. Do you support the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)?
- Yes

3. Do you support continued U.S. membership in the World Trade Organization (WTO)?
- Yes

4. Should a nation's human rights record affect its normal trade relations (most favored nation) status with the United States?
- Yes

5. Do you support the trade embargo against Cuba?
- Yes

6. Should trade agreements include provisions to address environmental concerns and to protect workers' rights?
- Undecided

7. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

National Security

Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding national security.

1. Do you support using military tribunals to try suspected terrorists when ordinary civilian courts are deemed inappropriate or impractical?
- Yes

2. Should the United States adopt stricter rules for student visa applications from nations known to sponsor terrorism?
- Yes

3. Should the United States grant law enforcement agencies greater discretion to read mail and email, tap phones, and conduct random searches to prevent future terrorist attacks?
- Yes

4. Should the United States hold foreign states accountable for terrorists who operate in their country?
- Yes

5. Should the federal government increase funding to states and cities for homeland security?
- Yes

6. Do you support a policy of pre-emptive strikes against countries deemed to be a threat to national security?
- Yes

7. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Social Security

Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding Social Security.

1. Allow workers to invest a portion of their payroll tax in private accounts which they manage themselves.
- X

2. Allow workers to invest a portion of their payroll tax in private accounts managed by private firms contracted by the government.
- X

3. Invest a portion of Social Security assets collectively in stocks and bonds instead of United States Treasury securities.
- No Answer

4. Increase the payroll tax to better finance Social Security in its current form.
- No Answer

5. Lower the annual cost-of-living increases.
- No Answer

6. Raise the retirement age for when individuals are eligible to receive full Social Security benefits.
- No Answer

7. Other of expanded principles
- No Answer

Technology and Communication

Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding technology and communication.

1. Collect taxes on commercial Internet transactions.
- No Answer

2. Continue the moratorium on Internet taxation.
- X

3. Implement regulation of Internet content.
- No Answer

4. Support government mandates to curtail violent and sexual content on television.
- X

5. Support strict penalties for Internet crimes (e.g. hacking, identity theft, worms/viruses).
- X

6. Support legislation to detail how personal information can be collected and used on the Internet.
- No Answer

7. Regulating the Internet is not a responsibility of the federal government.
- No Answer

8. Impose regulations on "spam" emails.
- No Answer

9. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Welfare and Poverty

Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding welfare and poverty.

1. Require welfare recipients to spend at least 40 hours a week in a combination of work and training programs.
- X

2. Increase funding for child care programs.
- No Answer

3. Continue to give states and local governments flexibility in and responsibility for welfare programs through federal block grants.
- X

4. Direct federal poverty aid through religious, community-based, or other non-profit organizations.
- X

5. Abolish all federal welfare programs.
- No Answer

6. Support housing assistance for low-income families.
- No Answer

7. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

2020

Abortion

1. What is your stance on abortion?
- Pro-life

Gun Control

Should there be more restrictions on the current process of purchasing a gun?
- No

Gay Marriage

Do you support the legalization of same sex marriage?
- No

LGBT Adoption Rights

Should gay couples have the same adoption rights as straight couples?
- No

Equal Pay

Should employers be required to pay men and women the same salary for the same job?
- No, there are too many other variables such as education, experience, and tenure that determine a fair salary

Stay At Home Order

Should the government enforce a "stay-at-home" order to combat the coronavirus?
- Yes

Climate Change

Should the government increase environmental regulations to prevent climate change?
- No

Planned Parenthood Funding

Should the government continue to fund Planned Parenthood?
- No

Trump Impeachment

Do you support the impeachment of President Donald Trump?
- No

Mandatory Vaccinations

Should the government require children to be vaccinated for preventable diseases?
- Yes, but only for deadly contagious diseases

Marital Rape

Should marital rape be classified and punished as severely as non-marital rape?
- Yes, and consentual sex with a spouse under the age of 18 should be classified as statutory rape

Pre-Existing Conditions

Should health insurers be allowed to deny coverage to individuals who have a pre-existing condition?
- No, it is immoral to deny health insurance to people with pre-existing conditions

Police Body Cameras

Should police officers be required to wear body cameras?
- Yes, this will protect the safety and rights of police officers and citizens

Gun Buyback

Should the federal government institute a mandatory buyback of assault weapons?
- No

Religious Freedom Act

Should a business be able to deny service to a customer if the request conflicts with the owner’s religious beliefs?
- Yes

Drug Price Regulation

Should the government regulate the prices of life-saving drugs?
- Yes, and the government should regulate the price of all prescription drugs

Gender Identity

Should "gender identity" be added to anti-discrimination laws?
- No

Armed Teachers

Should teachers be allowed to carry guns at school?
- Yes

Government Mandates

Should health insurance providers be required to offer free birth control?
- No

Taxes

Should the U.S. raise taxes on the rich?
- No

Mental Health

Should the government increase funding for mental health research and treatment?
- Yes, but only increase funding for personalized care instead of subsidizing pharmaceutical companies

Stay-At-Home Order

When should your state end the "Stay at Home" order and reopen its economy?
- May 1st

Border Wall

Should the U.S. build a wall along the southern border?
- Yes

Immigration Ban

Should there be a temporary ban on all immigration into the United States?
- No, but we should spend more to increase our border security

Student Loans

Do you support increasing taxes for the rich in order to reduce interest rates for student loans?
- No

Minimum Wage

Should the government raise the federal minimum wage?
- No

Muslim Immigrants

Should Muslim immigrants be banned from entering the country until the government improves its ability to screen out potential terrorists?
- Yes

Muslim Surveillance

Should local police increase surveillance and patrol of Muslim neighborhoods?
- No, this decision should be based on crime rates instead of race or religion

Free College for All

Should the federal government pay for tuition at four-year colleges and universities?
- No

Gerrymandering

Should the redrawing of Congressional districts be controlled by an independent, non-partisan commission?
- Yes, gerrymandering gives an unfair advantage to the party in power during redistricting

Women in Combat

Should the military allow women to serve in combat roles?
- Yes, as long as they can pass the same physical tests as men

Paid Sick Leave

Should businesses be required to provide paid leave for full-time employees during the birth of a child or sick family member?
- Yes, but only for maternity leave

Iran

Should the U.S. go to war with Iran?
- No, the U.S. should encourage Iran to disarm through diplomatic channels

Immigration Healthcare

Should illegal immigrants have access to government-subsidized healthcare?
- No

No-Fly List Gun Control

Should people on the "no-fly list" be banned from purchasing guns and ammunition?
- Yes, but not until the no-fly list screening process is improved for accuracy and includes due process

Immigration

1. Should children of illegal immigrants be granted legal citizenship?
- No

Mandatory Military Service

Should every 18 year old citizen be required to provide at least one year of military service?
- No, service should be a choice instead of an obligation

Deporting Criminal Immigrants

Should immigrants be deported if they commit a serious crime?
- Yes

United Nations

Should the U.S. remain in the United Nations?
- Yes, but scale back our current involvement

Drug Policy

Are you in favor of decriminalizing drug use?
- No

Foreign Lobbying

Should foreign lobbyists be allowed to raise money for American elections?
- No, foreign interests should not be able to buy the influence of our politicians

Medicaid

Should the federal government increase funding of health care for low income individuals (Medicaid)?
- No

Obamacare

Do you support the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)?
- No

Term Limits

Should there be term limits set for members of Congress?
- Yes, term limits will increase performance and prevent corruption

Marijuana

Do you support the legalization of Marijuana?
- Yes, but only for medical use

Electoral College

Should the electoral college be abolished?
- No

Corporate Tax

Should the U.S. raise or lower the tax rate for corporations?
- Lower

Illegal Immigrant Detainment

Should local law enforcement be allowed to detain illegal immigrants for minor crimes and transfer them to federal immigration authorities?
- Yes, all illegal immigrants should be turned over to federal authorities and deported

Death Penalty

Do you support the death penalty?
- Yes

Campaign Finance

1. Should there be a limit to the amount of money a candidate can receive from a donor?
- No

Fracking

Do you support the use of hydraulic fracking to extract oil and natural gas resources?
- Yes

Foreign Elections

Should the government attempt to influence foreign elections?
- No, and we should not try to influence any other country’s elections or policy

NSA Domestic Surveillance

Should the NSA (National Security Agency) be allowed to collect basic metadata of citizen’s phone calls such as numbers, timestamps, and call durations?
- No, only with a warrant showing probable cause of criminal activity

Single-Payer Healthcare

Do you support a single-payer healthcare system?
- No, the government should not be involved in healthcare

Immigrant Assimilation

Should immigrants be required to learn English?
- Yes

Israel Boycott

Should it be illegal to join a boycott of Israel?
- No, this is a violation of free speech

Immigrant Laborers

Should working illegal immigrants be given temporary amnesty?
- No, remove them from the U.S.

Sanctuary Cities

Should sanctuary cities receive federal funding?
- No, and we should ban the use of sanctuary cities

Transgender Athletes

Should transgender athletes be allowed to compete in athletic events?
- No

NATO

1. Should the U.S. remain in NATO?
- Yes, but NATO should focus more on counter-terrorism strategies

Gun Liability

Should victims of gun violence be allowed to sue firearms dealers and manufacturers?
- No, manufacturers and dealers should only be held liable for negligence

Alternative Energy

Should the government give tax credits and subsidies to the wind power industry?
- Yes, the government should support more sustainable energy technologies

Military Congressional Approval

Should the President be able to authorize military force against Al-Qaeda without Congressional approval?
- Yes

Confederate Flag

Should states be allowed to display the Confederate flag on government property?
- Yes, each state should have the right to display any flag they choose

Right of Foreigners to Vote

Should foreigners, currently residing in the United States, have the right to vote?
- No

Soleimani

Do you support the killing of Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani?
- Yes

Torture

Should the military be allowed to use enhanced interrogation techniques, such as waterboarding, to gain information from suspected terrorists?
- Yes

In-State Tuition

Should illegal immigrants be offered in-state tuition rates at public colleges within their residing state?
- No, and all illegal immigrants should be deported

Social Media Regulation

Should the government regulate social media sites, as a means to prevent fake news and misinformation?
- No, social media companies are private and should not be regulated by the government

Border Security

Should the U.S. increase restrictions on its current border security policy?
- Yes

Voter Fraud

Should a photo ID be required to vote?
- Yes

Gender Workplace Diversity

Should businesses be required to have women on their board of directors?
- No, board members should be the most qualified regardless of gender

Private Prisons

Should the government hire private companies to run prisons?
- No, private prisons will sacrifice quality of care and rehabilitation services for profit

Corporate Mega Mergers

Should the government prevent "mega mergers" of corporations that could potentially control a large percentage of market share within its industry?
- Yes, if the merged corporation would have more than 50% of the market share

Net Neutrality

Should internet service providers be allowed to speed up access to popular websites (that pay higher rates) at the expense of slowing down access to less popular websites (that pay lower rates)?
- No, this would allow them to remove competition, create artificial scarcity, and increase prices

Plastic Product Ban

Should disposable products (such as plastic cups, plates, and cutlery) that contain less than 50% of biodegradable material be banned?
- No

Welfare Drug Testing

Should welfare recipients be tested for drugs?
- Yes

Oil Drilling

Should the U.S. expand offshore oil drilling?
- Yes

Israel

Should the U.S. continue to support Israel?
- Yes, but respect Israel’s sovereignty and do not dictate how it should interact with its neighbors

Citizenship Test

Should immigrants be required to pass a citizenship test to demonstrate a basic understanding of our country’s language, history, and government?
- Yes, and it should test more than just a basic level of understanding

Euthanasia

Should terminally ill patients be allowed to end their lives via assisted suicide?
- Yes, but only after a psychological examination to show they fully understand this choice

Candidate Transparency

Should political candidates be required to release their recent tax returns to the public?
- No

Paris Climate Agreement

Should the U.S. withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement?
- Yes

Government Spending

Should the government make cuts to public spending in order to reduce the national debt?
- Yes

Campaign Finance

1. Should corporations, unions, and non-profit organizations be allowed to donate to political parties?
- Yes

Skilled Immigrants

Should the US increase or decrease the amount of temporary work visas given to high-skilled immigrant workers?
- Decrease

Patriot Act

Do you support the Patriot Act?
- Yes

Medicaid Work Requirement

Should people be required to work in order to receive Medicaid?
- Yes

Universal Basic Income

Do you support a universal basic income program?
- No, this will encourage people not to work and harm economic growth

Medicare Drug Prices

Should the federal government be allowed to negotiate drug prices for Medicare?
- Yes

Safe Spaces

Should universities provide "trigger warnings" and "safe spaces" for students?
- No, college is meant to challenge students thoughts and opinions so they are prepared for real life

Lobbyists

Should there be a 5-year ban on White House and Congressional officials from becoming lobbyists after they leave the government?
- Yes, and make it a lifetime ban

Flag Burning

Should it be illegal to burn the American flag?
- No, I don’t respect anyone who does but they should have the right to do so

North Korea Military Strikes

Should the U.S. conduct military strikes against North Korea in order to destroy their long-range missile and nuclear weapons capabilities?
- No, we must use every diplomatic option first

Minimum Voting Age

Should the minimum voting age be lowered?
- No, and voters should be required to pass a basic test demonstrating their understanding of politics in order to vote

Welfare

Should there be fewer or more restrictions on current welfare benefits?
- More, but increase benefits for the elderly and disabled

Labor Unions

Do you believe labor unions help or hurt the economy?
- Hurt

Whistleblower Protection

Should the government pass laws which protect whistleblowers?
- Yes, but only if releasing the information does not threaten our national security

Yemen

Should the U.S. provide military aid to Saudi Arabia during its conflict with Yemen?
- No, we should stay out of conflicts that are not an immediate threat to our security

Niqab

Should women be allowed to wear a Niqab, or face veil, to civic ceremonies?
- Yes, but their identity must be privately verified by a female staff member

Military Spending

Should the government increase or decrease military spending?
- Increase

Supreme Court Reform

Should the Supreme Court be reformed to include more seats and term limits on judges?
- No

Solitary Confinement for Juveniles

Should prisons ban the use of solitary confinement for juveniles?
- No

Free Tax Filing

Should the IRS create a free electronic tax filing system?
- Yes

Syrian Refugees

Should the U.S. accept refugees from Syria?
- No

Affirmative Action

Do you support affirmative action programs?
- No

Common Core

Do you support Common Core national standards?
- No

Foreign Assassination

Should the US assassinate suspected terrorists in foreign countries?
- Yes

First Amendment

Should the government support a separation of church and state by removing references to God on money, federal buildings, and national monuments?
- No

Capital Gains Tax

Should the government increase the tax rate on profits earned from the sale of stocks, bonds, and real estate?
- No

Animal Testing

Should researchers be allowed to use animals in testing the safety of drugs, vaccines, medical devices, and cosmetics?
- Yes

Safe Haven

Should cities open drug "safe havens" where people who are addicted to illegal drugs can use them under the supervision of medical professionals?
- No, this would encourage drug use and lower funding for rehabilitation centers

Dakota Access Pipeline

Should the government stop construction of the Dakota Access pipeline?
- No

Foreign Aid

Should the US increase or decrease foreign aid spending?
- Decrease, and deny aid to countries that harbor or promote terrorism

ISIS Ground Troops

Should the U.S. send ground troops into Syria to fight ISIS?
- No, conduct targeted airstrikes instead

Overtime Pay

Should the government require businesses to pay salaried employees, making up to $46k/year, time-and-a-half for overtime hours?
- No, and the government is currently over-regulating private businesses

Eminent Domain

Should the government be allowed to seize private property, with reasonable compensation, for public or civic use?
- No

Terrorism

Should foreign terrorism suspects be given constitutional rights?
- No, they are not U.S. citizens and do not have constitutional rights

Drones

Should the military fly drones over foreign countries to gain intelligence and kill suspected terrorists?
- Yes, but only with permission from the country in question

Economic Stimulus

Should the government use economic stimulus to aid the country during times of recession?
- No, and the government should drastically reduce spending during recessions

VA Privatization

Should there be more or less privatization of veterans’ healthcare?
- More, veterans should be able to see any doctor of their choice

Social Security

1. Should the government raise the retirement age for Social Security?
- No, this will disadvantage low income seniors whose life expectancy is lower than wealthier seniors

GMO Labels

Should producers be required to label genetically engineered foods (GMOs)?
- Yes, but I would prefer to ban GMOs

Universal Pre-K

Should the federal government fund Universal preschool?
- No

Criminal Voting Rights

Should convicted criminals have the right to vote?
- No

Afghanistan

Should the United States pull all military troops out of Afghanistan?
- No

Dual Citizenship

Should immigrants to the United States be allowed to hold dual citizenship status?
- Yes, unless they have committed a crime

Criminal Politicians

Should a politician, who has been formerly convicted of a crime, be allowed to run for office?
- Yes, as long as it was not a felony, violent, financial, or sexual crime

Mandatory minimum prison sentences

Do you support mandatory minimum prison sentences for people charged with drug possession?
- Yes

NAFTA

Should the U.S. continue to participate in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)?
- Yes

Estate Tax

Should the current estate tax rate be decreased?
- Yes, and we should eliminate it

Nuclear Energy

Do you support the use of nuclear energy?
- Yes

Drug Trafficking Penalties

Should drug traffickers receive the death penalty?
- No, sentence them to life in prison without parole instead

Space Exploration

Should the government fund space travel?
- Yes

War on ISIS

Should the U.S. formally declare war on ISIS?
- Yes

Cuba

Do you support President Obama’s move to lift the trade and travel embargo on Cuba?
- No

Tariffs

Should the government add or increase tariffs on products imported into the country?
- Yes, our country has been on the losing side of trade deals for too long

China Tariffs

Should the U.S. increase tariffs on imported products from China?
- Yes

Ukraine

Should the U.S. provide military assistance to defend Ukraine from Russia?
- No, we should stay out of conflicts that do not directly threaten us

Domestic Jobs

Should the President offer tax breaks to individual companies to keep jobs in the U.S.?
- Yes

Tech Monopolies

Should the government break up Amazon, Facebook and Google?
- No

NATO

1. Should the U.S. defend other NATO countries that maintain low military defense budgets relative to their GDP?
- No, we should not defend any NATO country that spends less than 2% of their GDP on military defense

Federal Reserve

Should the Federal Reserve Bank be audited by Congress?
- Yes, we deserve to know who the bank gives money to

Farm Subsidies

Should the government subsidize farmers?
- Yes, but only as a temporary measure to stabilize prices

Political Advertising on Social Media

Should social media companies ban political advertising?
- No

Property Taxes

Would you favor an increased sales tax in order to reduce property taxes?
- No, but decrease tax rates for senior citizens

NSA Surveillance

Should the U.S. continue NSA surveillance of its allies?
- Yes, surveillance of all foreign countries is essential to tracking potential terrorist threats

Offshore Banking

Should U.S. citizens be allowed to save or invest their money in offshore bank accounts?
- Yes, as long as offshore income is reported

Pension Reform

Should pension plans for federal, state, and local government workers be transitioned into privately managed accounts?
- Yes, pension spending is out of control and must be reduced

Edward Snowden

Should the U.S. government grant immunity to Edward Snowden?
- Yes, he should be protected under the Whistleblower Protection Act

Charter Schools

Do you support charter schools?
- Yes

Russian Airstrikes in Syria

Should the U.S. prevent Russia from conducting airstrikes in Syria?
- No, we should let the Russians take out ISIS

Prison Overcrowding

Should non-violent prisoners be released from jail in order to reduce overcrowding?
- Yes, but they must perform community service on a daily basis

Trans-Pacific Partnership

Do you support the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)?
- No

Government Pensions

Should pension payments be increased for retired government workers?
- No, not until we decrease our national debt

Public Transportation

Should the government increase spending on public transportation?
- No

Jerusalem

Should Jerusalem be recognized as the capital of Israel?
- Yes

Online Sales Tax

Should an in-state sales tax apply to online purchases of in-state buyers from out-of-state sellers?
- No, the federal government does not have the authority to impose state and local taxes

School Truancy

Should the government decriminalize school truancy?
- No

Hong Kong Fugitive Extradition

Should the Chinese government be able to extradite fugitives from Hong Kong?
- No

Corporate Subsidies

Should cities be allowed to offer private companies economic incentives to relocate?
- Yes

F-35

Should the government cancel production of the F-35 fighter?
- No

Bitcoin

Should the government classify Bitcoin as a legal currency?
- No

State Ownership

Should the government acquire equity stakes in companies it bails out during a recession?
- No

Air Force One

Should the military upgrade Air Force One?
- No, not until the cost ($4B) is dramatically reduced

Sports Betting

Should sports betting be legal?
- Yes, but let each state decide