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Dick Cheney on AmericansElect.org Quiz |
| Quiz Responses
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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 Aon Economy: When you think about the US budget deficit, which of the following solutions is closest to your opinion?
| Summary answer 'A' from 4 out of 4 statements:
Tax cuts are crucial to getting recovery underway: A on question 1 Don�t fund domestic priorities by cutting defense: A on question 1 YES on $350 billion in tax breaks over 11 years: A on question 1 YES on $40B in reduced federal overall spending: A on question 1 This question weighted at 11% importance. (Relative importance: 4 out of 38 statements.) |
Question 2 answer Don Energy: When you think about America�s energy needs, which of the following solutions comes closest to your opinion?
| Summary answer 'D' from 4 out of 6 statements:
Drew a line in the sand: Nothing to do with Kyoto Protocol: D on question 2 2000: No intention to keep campaign promise to regulate CO2: D on question 2 Energy use outstrips growth-so conserve AND drill: B on question 2 Met with Enron representatives in drawing up energy plan: D on question 2 Energy plan focuses on production: D on question 2 Don�t drill off California coast; but do drill ANWR: A on question 2 This question weighted at 16% importance. (Relative importance: 6 out of 38 statements.) |
Question 3 answer Don Healthcare: When you think about healthcare reform in the United States, which of the following solutions is closest to your opinion?
| Summary answer 'D' from 3 out of 7 statements:
Limiting medical lawsuits keeps healthcare affordable: C on question 3 Limit federal role in health care: D on question 3 Limit federal role in health care: D on question 3 Prescription drug benefits for Medicare recipients: B on question 3 Fund Medicare psychologists; self-employees; & organ donors: A on question 3 Voted against 1979 hospital cost control plan: C on question 3 YES on funding GOP version of Medicare prescription drug benefit: D on question 3 This question weighted at 18% importance. (Relative importance: 7 out of 38 statements.) |
Question 4 answer Con Immigration: When you think about illegal immigration, which of the following solutions come closest to your opinion?
| Summary answer 'C' from 1 out of 1 statements:
Toughen deportations; soften on USAF children immigrants: C on question 4 This question weighted at 3% importance. (Relative importance: 1 out of 38 statements.) |
Question 5 answer Aon Foreign Policy: When you think about the US pursuing its interests abroad, which of the following is closest to your opinion?
| Summary answer 'A' from 4 out of 9 statements:
OpEd: Frustrated when definitions of torture changed: A on question 5 Effective diplomacy: stand with allies, & learn from history: D on question 5 Disavow or cancel numerous international agreements: A on question 5 Unilateral sanctions on Iran do not work: A on question 5 UN becomes irrelevant because of failures in Iraq: A on question 5 Reach out to allies-but advisory role only: B on question 5 Voted to support foreign aid programs: D on question 5 Include former Soviet states in NATO for stability: C on question 5 Role in the world: military strength and moral clarity: C on question 5 This question weighted at 24% importance. (Relative importance: 9 out of 38 statements.) |
Question 6 answer Bon Education: When you think about education in the US, which of the following is closest to your opinion?
| Summary answer 'B' from 3 out of 4 statements:
Voted against Head Start; but with surplus, supports it: B on question 6 Voted against Head Start, and against Dept. of Education: A on question 6 Supports school-based management; & tax-deductible loans: B on question 6 Co-sponsored bill for parental choice within public schools: B on question 6 This question weighted at 11% importance. (Relative importance: 4 out of 38 statements.) |
Question 7 answer Con Social Issues: When you think about the rights of same-sex couples, which of the following is closest to your personal opinion?
| Summary answer 'C' from 1 out of 2 statements:
Gay marriage should be an issue for the states: C on question 7 Gay marriage should be an issue for the states: B on question 7 This question weighted at 5% importance. (Relative importance: 2 out of 38 statements.) |
Question 8 answer Aon Environment: Which of the following statements comes closest to your personal view?
| Summary answer 'A' from 5 out of 11 statements:
Allow snowmobiles in National Parks: A on question 8 Allow snowmobiles in National Parks: B on question 8 Don�t designate national monuments without local input: B on question 8 Voted against Clean Water Act and air pollution sanctions: A on question 8 Sponsored bills for amending CAA; user fees; grazing; energy: A on question 8 OK to hunt, trap, & ski in National Parks & Forests: A on question 8 OK to hunt, trap, & ski in National Parks & Forests: B on question 8 User fees in National Parks & Forests; drill ANWR: B on question 8 Sponsored numerous bills for flood control & dams: C on question 8 Added 671,000 acres to Wyoming wilderness despite objections: D on question 8 Co-sponsored bills to limit water lawsuits & construct dams: A on question 8 This question weighted at 29% importance. (Relative importance: 11 out of 38 statements.) |
Question 9 answer Bon Reform: Which of the following comes closest to your personal opinion?
| Summary answer 'B' from 3 out of 3 statements:
Championed theory of "unitary executive" to expand power: B on question 9 1980s: Supported squadron of 132 B-2 stealth bombers: B on question 9 In Congress, consistently voted to raise military spending: B on question 9 This question weighted at 8% importance. (Relative importance: 3 out of 38 statements.) |
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Former Obama Administration: State:Hillary Clinton DHS:Janet Napolitano Former G.W.Bush Administration: A.G.:John Ashcroft State:Colin Powell State:Condi Rice HHS:Tommy Thompson EPA:Christie Whitman Former Clinton Administration: HUD:Andrew Cuomo Labor:Robert Reich A.G.:Janet Reno Past Presidents: Pres.Barack Obama Pres.George W. Bush Pres.Bill Clinton Pres.George H.W. Bush Pres.Ronald Reagan Pres.Jimmy Carter Pres.Gerald Ford Pres.Richard Nixon Pres.Lyndon Johnson Pres.John F. Kennedy Pres.Harry S Truman Pres.Dwight Eisenhower |
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