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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:

We list below summaries of one public figures's issue stances related to each topic, and which AmericansElect.org quiz answer each issue stance indicates. Click on the quiz answer link to see the full original excerpt and citations.
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Jason Chaffetz on AmericansElect Senate 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 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 9 out of 11 statements:

No earmarks in any bills: B on question 1
Signed the taxpayer protection pledge: no increases: A on question 1
Limit federal spending growth to per-capita inflation rate: A on question 1
Ban roadway signs indicating Recovery Act funding: A on question 1
Apply all remaining stimulus funds to budget deficit: A on question 1
Permanently repeal the estate tax: A on question 1
Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge: A on question 1
Supports the Cut-Cap-and-Balance Pledge: A on question 1
Disapprove of increasing the debt limit: B on question 1
YES on prioritizing spending in case debt limit is reached: A on question 1
NO on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending: A on question 1
This question weighted at 37% importance.
(Relative importance: 11 out of 30 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 4 out of 5 statements:

Explore proven energy reserves & keep energy prices low: D on question 2
No EPA regulation of greenhouse gases: B on question 2
Let states lease energy rights on federal lands: D on question 2
YES on opening Outer Continental Shelf to oil drilling: D on question 2
NO on enforcing limits on CO2 global warming pollution: D on question 2
This question weighted at 17% importance.
(Relative importance: 5 out of 30 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 7 statements:

Insure all Americans with private health insurance: D on question 3
Defund, repeal, & replace federal care with free market: D on question 3
Repeal any federal health care takeover: D on question 3
Repeal the Job-Killing Health Care Law: D on question 3
Repeal ObamaCare reporting requirements for small business: C on question 3
Remove all funding from the 2010 national healthcare law: D on question 3
YES on repealing the "Prevention and Public Health" slush fund: D on question 3
This question weighted at 23% importance.
(Relative importance: 7 out of 30 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 2 out of 2 statements:

Reject amnesty & secure the border: D on question 4
End Birthright Citizenship; no more anchor babies: D on question 4
This question weighted at 7% importance.
(Relative importance: 2 out of 30 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 1 out of 2 statements:

Withhold UN funding until voluntary and program-specific: A on question 5
Allow travel between the United States and Cuba: C on question 5
This question weighted at 7% importance.
(Relative importance: 2 out of 30 statements.)

Question 6 answer B

 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 'B' from 2 out of 3 statements:

Federal government shouldn�t be in public education business: A on question 6
Denounce the Common Core State Standards: B on question 6
YES on reauthorizing the DC opportunity scholarship program: B on question 6
This question weighted at 10% importance.
(Relative importance: 3 out of 30 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 2 out of 2 statements:

Protect anti-same-sex marriage opinions as free speech: A on question 7
NO on enforcing against anti-gay hate crimes: A on question 7
This question weighted at 7% importance.
(Relative importance: 2 out of 30 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 2 statements:

Sell millions of acres of unneeded federal land: A on question 8
NO on protecting free-roaming horses and burros: A on question 8
This question weighted at 7% importance.
(Relative importance: 2 out of 30 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 1 out of 2 statements:

Ensure that our troops have the best equipment & training: B on question 9
Identify constitutionality in every new congressional bill: A on question 9
This question weighted at 7% importance.
(Relative importance: 2 out of 30 statements.)
Other candidates' AmericansElect.org quiz: Jason Chaffetz on the issues:
UT Gubernatorial:
Gary Herbert
Rocky Anderson
UT Senatorial:
Dan Liljenquist
Merrill Cook
Mike Lee
Orrin Hatch
Sam Granato
Scott Howell

Retiring in 2014 election:
GA:Chambliss(R)
IA:Harkin(D)
MI:Levin(D)
MT:Baucus(D)
NE:Johanns(R)
SD:Johnson(D)
WV:Rockefeller(D)

Retired as of Jan. 2013:
AZ:Kyl(R)
CT:Lieberman(D)
HI:Akaka(D)
ND:Conrad(D)
NM:Bingaman(D)
TX:Hutchison(R)
VA:Webb(D)
WI:Kohl(D)
Senate Retirements 2014:
GA:Chambliss(R)
IA:Harkin(D)
MI:Levin(D)
MT:Baucus(D)
NE:Johanns(R)
OK:Coburn(R)
SD:Johnson(D)
WV:Rockefeller(D)

Senate races Nov. 2014:
AK: Begich(D) vs.Miller(R) vs.Treadwell(R) vs.Sullivan(R)
AL: Sessions(R,unopposed)
AR: Pryor(D) vs.Cotton(R)
CO: Udall(D) vs.Gardner(R) vs.Baumgardner(R) vs.Buck(R) vs.Hill(R) vs.Stephens(R)
DE: Coons(D) vs.O`Donnell(R)
GA: Gingrey(R) vs.Nunn(D) vs.Perdue(R) vs.Handel(R) vs.Broun(R) vs.Kingston(R)
HI: Schatz(D) vs.Hanabusa(D) vs.Cavasso(R)
IA: Braley(D) vs.Whitaker(R) vs.Ernst(R) vs.Clovis(R)
ID: Risch(R) vs.Mitchell(D)
IL: Durbin(D) vs.Oberweis(R) vs.Hansen(L) vs.Truax(R)
KS: Roberts(R) vs.Tiahrt(R) vs.Wolf(R) vs.Taylor(D) vs.Sebelius(D)
KY: McConnell(R) vs.Bevin(R) vs.Grimes(D)
LA: Landrieu(D) vs.Cassidy(R) vs.Maness(R)
MA: Markey(D) vs.Herr(R) vs.Skarin(I) vs.Gomez(R)
ME: Collins(R) vs.D`Amboise(R) vs.Bellows(D) 		MI: Land(R) vs.Peters(D) vs.Wiedenhoeft(R)
MN: Franken(D) vs.McFadden(R) vs.Abeler(R) vs.Ortman(R)
MS: Cochran(R) vs.McDaniel(R) vs.Childers(D)
MT: Walsh(D) vs.Bohlinger(D) vs.Daines(R) vs.Edmunds(R)
NC: Hagan(D) vs.Tillis(R)
NE: Sasse(R) vs.Domina(D) vs.Osborn(R)
NH: Shaheen(D) vs.Martin(R) vs.Brown(R) vs.Smith(R) vs.Rubens(R) vs.Testerman(R)
NJ: Booker(D) vs.Sabrin(R) vs.Lonegan(R)
NM: Udall(D) vs.Weh(R) vs.Clements(R)
OK-2: Shannon(R) vs.Lankford(R)
OK-6: Inhofe(R) vs.Silverstein(D)
OR: Merkley(D) vs.Wehby(R) vs.Conger(R)
RI: Reed(D) vs.Carcieri(R)
SC-2: Scott(R) vs.Dickerson(D) vs.Wade(D)
SC-6: Graham(R) vs.Stamper(D) vs.Mace(R) vs.Bright(R)
SD: Rounds(R) vs.Weiland(D) vs.Pressler(I)
TN: Alexander(R) vs.Carr(R)
TX: Cornyn(R) vs.Alameel(D) vs.Roland(L) vs.Stockman(R)
VA: Warner(D) vs.Gillespie(R) vs.Sarvis(L)
WV: Capito(R) vs.Tennant(D) vs.Raese(R) vs.McGeehan(R)
WY: Enzi(R) vs.Cheney(R) vs.Hardy(D) 		Abortion
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Crime
Drugs
Education
Energy/Oil
Environment
Families
Foreign Policy
Free Trade
Gay Issues
Govt. Reform
Gun Control
Health Care
Homeland Security
Immigration
Iraq/Mideast
Infrastructure
Jobs/Farming
Medicare/Rx
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Social Security
Tax Reform
Technology
War/Peace
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