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The AmericansElect.org quiz outlines how elected officials and public figures address political topics, plus the relative importance they place on each key topic. The nine key topics are:
Economy Energy Healthcare Immigration Foreign Policy		Education Social Issues Environment Reform Relative Importance
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	Alan Keyes on AmericansElect.org Quiz

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AmericansElect Question & Answer (Summary answer based on details in right-hand column)	Based on these stances: (Click on answers for full excerpt & citation)
Question 1 answer A 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 'A' from 6 out of 8 statements: Repeal the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Amendments: A on question 1 FairTax turns off spigot that funds political ambitions: A on question 1 Income tax is a failed socialist experiment: A on question 1 Rein in out-of-control spending and balance the budget: B on question 1 Supports balanced budget amendment to the Constitution: B on question 1 Replace income tax with tariffs & duties: A on question 1 Against flat tax -- a distraction for abolishing income tax.: A on question 1 �Soak the rich� schemes have socialist objectives: A on question 1 This question weighted at 13% importance. (Relative importance: 8 out of 62 statements.)
Question 2 answer D 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 'D' from 3 out of 3 statements: Explore & exploit ANWR, while respecting ecology: D on question 2 Against Kyoto Treaty; for market-based solutions: D on question 2 CAFE standards kill - abolish them: D on question 2 This question weighted at 5% importance. (Relative importance: 3 out of 62 statements.)
Question 3 answer D 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 'D' from 6 out of 8 statements: Consumer in charge; no government-controlled health care: D on question 3 Consumer in charge; no government-controlled health care: D on question 3 Oppose mandated health insurance and universal coverage: D on question 3 People should take care of their own health: D on question 3 Health care choice will save money for long-term health care: C on question 3 Patient rights & HMO rights are not federal responsibility: D on question 3 Let market determine health payments, not bureaucrats: D on question 3 Universal health ID�s are a threat to liberty: C on question 3 This question weighted at 13% importance. (Relative importance: 8 out of 62 statements.)
Question 4 answer C 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 'C' from 5 out of 8 statements: Vigilant maintenance of our sovereign territory and borders: D on question 4 Enforce existing laws against illegal immigration: C on question 4 Rescind Bush�s order allowing Mexican trucks on US roads: C on question 4 Oppose amnesty & guest workers until unemployment under 5%: C on question 4 Oppose amnesty & guest workers until unemployment under 5%: D on question 4 Extending privileges to non-citizens invites lawbreaking: C on question 4 Separate naturalization (legal) from border patrols: C on question 4 Expand legal immigration; curtail illegal immigration: B on question 4 This question weighted at 13% importance. (Relative importance: 8 out of 62 statements.)
Question 5 answer A 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 'A' from 9 out of 12 statements: Free trade gives excessive authority to international groups: A on question 5 Our efforts in Iraq defend against a deep & terrible threat: A on question 5 Don�t pressure Israel to give up land for promise of peace: A on question 5 Monitor the eradication of legal slavery in Sudan: B on question 5 Avoid ratifying Law of the Sea Treaty: A on question 5 Withdrawing before your enemy stops is called �defeat�: A on question 5 There is no distinction between Afghanistan and Iraq: A on question 5 Renounce interference with affairs of other nations: A on question 5 Africa: No money for AIDS, because money won�t cure AIDS: B on question 5 I�ve never been a supporter of the UN, even while Ambassador: A on question 5 Against paying UN until they reform: B on question 5 Fostered policy of withholding UN funds; UN wastes US taxes: A on question 5 This question weighted at 19% importance. (Relative importance: 12 out of 62 statements.)
Question 6 answer A 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 'A' from 8 out of 9 statements: Parents & local citizens know better than educrat masters: A on question 6 Empower parents to choose schools that reflect their values: A on question 6 Empower parents to choose schools that reflect their values: A on question 6 Break up the government monopoly on public education: A on question 6 Replace the Department of Education with parental control: A on question 6 Pro-voucher; gov�t out of K-12 education: A on question 6 Money should follow parents� education choices: B on question 6 Empower parents against the monopoly of public schools.: A on question 6 Tax-credited programs for Christian schooling: A on question 6 This question weighted at 15% importance. (Relative importance: 9 out of 62 statements.)
Question 7 answer A 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 'A' from 14 out of 15 statements: Federal Marriage Amendment to define the natural family: A on question 7 Opposes �hate crimes� legislation: A on question 7 Schools forfeit funds if they expose kids to gay propaganda: A on question 7 Respect God-given institution of the natural family: A on question 7 No �sexual orientation� in Employment Non-Discrimination Act: A on question 7 Gay marriage invalid because gay couples cannot reproduce: A on question 7 Wrong to treat sexual behavior like race: A on question 7 Marriage exists for the sake of procreation: A on question 7 Massachusetts gay marriage required judges legislating: A on question 7 We need a constitutional amendment to stop gay marriage: A on question 7 We need a constitutional amendment to stop gay marriage: A on question 7 Gay sex is selfish hedonism: A on question 7 Gay marriage destroys fundamental moral institutions: A on question 7 Oppose gay agenda in military & marriage laws: B on question 7 Gay rights aren�t like racial rights, because it�s behavior: A on question 7 This question weighted at 24% importance. (Relative importance: 15 out of 62 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 1 out of 3 statements: Need to develop proper alternative fuels: C on question 8 Explore & exploit ANWR, while respecting ecology: A on question 8 Supports marketable pollution credits; against regulations: B on question 8 This question weighted at 5% importance. (Relative importance: 3 out of 62 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 7 out of 10 statements: Peace through strength: supremely strong & prepared military: B on question 9 No NAFTA Superhighway from Canada to Mexico: B on question 9 Routine military intervention is wrong: C on question 9 Out of WTO: no legislation without representation: B on question 9 WTO allows dictators to decide our future - US out: B on question 9 WTO is not representative; hence unconstitutional: B on question 9 Core Beliefs Based on �Unalienable Rights�: A on question 9 Moral bases come from Christianity via Declaration: A on question 9 I�ve never been a supporter of the UN, even while Ambassador: B on question 9 If the UN undermines US sovereignty, we should quit.: B on question 9 This question weighted at 16% importance. (Relative importance: 10 out of 62 statements.)

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Alan Keyes on AmericansElect.org Quiz

Question 1 answer A

Question 2 answer D

Question 3 answer D

Question 4 answer C

Question 5 answer A

Question 6 answer A

Question 7 answer A

Question 8 answer C

Question 9 answer B