Social › Abortion
What is your stance on abortion?
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me Your answerPro-choice, I don’t agree but the government has no right to ban it |
Similar answerPro-choice, and providing birth control, sex education, and more social services will help reduce the number of abortions |
Similar answerPro-choice |
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DisagreePro-life |
DisagreePro-life, but allow in cases of rape, incest, or danger to the mother or child |
the Environment › Climate Change
Should the government increase environmental regulations to prevent climate change?
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me Your answerNo |
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DisagreeYes, and provide more incentives for alternative energy production |
Green disagreeYes |
the Economy › Equal Pay
Should employers be required to pay men and women the same salary for the same job?
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me Your answerNo, the government should never determine what a private business should pay employees |
Transhumanist’s similar answerNo, there are too many other variables such as education, experience, and tenure that determine a fair salary |
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DisagreeYes |
Peace and Freedom disagreeYes, and businesses should be required to publish their salary ranges for each position |
Domestic Policy › Gun Control
Should there be more restrictions on the current process of purchasing a gun?
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me Your answerNo, but increase penalties for gun-related crimes |
Similar answerNo, only for criminals and the mentally ill |
Similar answerNo |
Republicans’ similar answerNo, and the government should pass a national “stand your ground” law |
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No disagreeYes, but only by closing the gun show loophole |
DisagreeYes, require strict background checks, psychological testing, and training |
Democrats disagreeYes |
the Economy › Minimum Wage
Should the government raise the federal minimum wage?
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me Your answerNo, and eliminate all wage standards |
Republicans’ similar answerNo |
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DisagreeYes, and adjust it every year according to inflation |
DisagreeYes, and make it a living wage |
Democrats disagreeYes |
Elections › Voter Fraud
Should a photo ID be required to vote?
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me Your answerYes, this will prevent voter fraud |
Similar answerYes |
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DisagreeNo |
DisagreeNo, this will disadvantage those who do not have the resources to obtain one |
Socialist disagreeNo, and lower the voting age to 15. |
Social › Gay Marriage
Do you support the legalization of same sex marriage?
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me Your answerTake the government out of marriage and instead make it a religious decision |
No’s similar answerYes, but allow churches the right to refuse same-sex ceremonies |
Similar answerYes |
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DisagreeNo, marriage should be defined as between a man and woman |
American disagreeNo |
Social › Confederate Flag
Should states be allowed to display the Confederate flag on government property?
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me Your answerYes, each state should have the right to display any flag they choose |
Similar answerYes |
Veterans’ similar answerYes, but only at historical monuments where it was originally flown |
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DisagreeNo, it is a symbol of racism, separatism and treason |
No disagreeNo, it should be put in a museum where it was originally flown |
DisagreeNo |
Education › Student Loans
Do you support increasing taxes for the rich in order to reduce interest rates for student loans?
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me Your answerNo, and transition all current government student loans into privately managed accounts |
Similar answerNo |
Similar answerNo, but we should still reduce interest rates for student loans |
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DisagreeYes, and increase government funding so every student receives a free college education |
DisagreeYes |
Immigration › In-State Tuition
Should undocumented immigrants be offered in-state tuition rates at public colleges within their residing state?
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me Your answerYes, as long as they pay taxes |
Transhumanist’s similar answerYes, I support totally free education for everyone at public colleges |
Similar answerYes |
Similar answerYes, and they should also be eligible for financial assistance and scholarships |
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Constitution disagreeNo, and all illegal immigrants should be deported |
DisagreeNo |
Veterans disagreeNo, they should pay the same rate as out-of-state students |
Immigration › Immigrant Laborers
Should working illegal immigrants be given temporary amnesty?
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me Your answerNo, fine companies that employ illegal immigrants |
Republicans’ similar answerNo, remove them from the U.S. |
Constitution’s similar answerNo |
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DisagreeYes, create a simple path to citizenship for immigrants with no criminal record |
Healthcare › Marijuana
Do you support the legalization of Marijuana?
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me Your answerYes, and immediately release anyone serving time solely for drug offenses |
Similar answerYes, but only for medical use |
Similar answerYes |
Green’s similar answerYes, and legalize, tax, and regulate marijuana instead of criminalizing it |
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DisagreeNo |
Immigration › Immigration Healthcare
Should illegal immigrants have access to government-subsidized healthcare?
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me Your answerNo, and we should deport all illegal immigrants |
Similar answerNo |
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DisagreeYes |
DisagreeYes, but only for life threatening emergencies or infectious diseases |
DisagreeYes, if they pay taxes |
Peace and Freedom disagreeYes, and grant them citizenship |
Social › Religious Freedom Act
Should a business be able to deny service to a customer if the request conflicts with the owner’s religious beliefs?
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me Your answerYes, but the owner must post a sign stating their beliefs and what they refuse |
Similar answerYes |
Libertarians’ similar answerYes, any business should be able to deny service for any reason |
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DisagreeNo |
DisagreeNo, all customers deserve to be treated equally |
Social › Government Mandates
Should health insurance providers be required to offer free birth control?
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me Your answerNo, the government should not decide what services a private business can provide |
Similar answerNo |
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DisagreeYes |
DisagreeYes, except for religious organizations and charities that oppose the use of contraception |
Foreign Policy › Terrorism
Should foreign terrorism suspects be given constitutional rights?
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me Your answerNo, they should be tried in military tribunals but not subject to torture |
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DisagreeYes, just like U.S. citizens, terrorists should be given a fair trial in federal courts |
DisagreeYes, give them a fair trial and shut down Guantanamo Bay |
Green disagreeYes |
Healthcare › Medicaid
Should the federal government increase funding of health care for low income individuals (Medicaid)?
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me Your answerNo, and each state should decide their own level of coverage |
Similar answerNo |
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DisagreeYes, but I prefer switching to a single payer healthcare system |
DisagreeYes |
Domestic Policy › Term Limits
Should there be term limits set for members of Congress?
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me Your answerYes, term limits will increase performance and prevent corruption |
Similar answerYes |
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DisagreeNo, officials gain valuable experience and become more effective representatives over time |
Social › Death Penalty
Do you support the death penalty?
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me Your answerYes, but only for horrific crimes with undeniable evidence |
Similar answerYes |
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DisagreeNo |
Women's disagreeNo, too many people are innocently convicted |
Transhumanist disagreeNo, because technology will allow us in a decades time to offer structural changes in the brain to make criminals into good people. We must wait until then, and give them this choice. |
Foreign Policy › United Nations
Should the U.S. remain in the United Nations?
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me Your answerYes, but scale back our current involvement |
Similar answerYes |
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DisagreeNo |
Healthcare › Obamacare
Do you support the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)?
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me Your answerNo, government should not be involved in healthcare |
Similar answerNo |
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DisagreeYes, but a mandatory single payer system would be even better |
Democrats disagreeYes |
DisagreeYes, I support a majority of the plan but not all aspects |
Immigration › Immigration
Should children of illegal immigrants be granted legal citizenship?
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me Your answerNo, they must formally apply like every other new citizen |
Similar answerNo |
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DisagreeYes |
DisagreeYes, but it should not grant their parents citizenship |
No disagreeYes, but only after performing 4 years of military service or graduating college |
DisagreeYes, and abolish all national borders |
Women's disagreeYes, if they were born here |
Foreign Policy › Israel
Should the U.S. continue to support Israel?
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me Your answerNo, we should be less involved |
Similar answerNo, cut all support and aid |
Constitution’s similar answerNo, we should not give aid to any foreign nations |
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DisagreeYes |
DisagreeWe should give equal support to Israel and Palestine. |
Republicans disagreeYes, and with more aid and support |
DisagreeYes, but respect Israel’s sovereignty and do not dictate how it should interact with its neighbors |
Immigration › Illegal Immigrant Detainment
Should local law enforcement be allowed to detain illegal immigrants for minor crimes and transfer them to federal immigration authorities?
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me Your answerYes, all illegal immigrants should be turned over to federal authorities and deported |
Similar answerYes |
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DisagreeNo |
DisagreeNo, too many non-violent immigrants are being deported |
DisagreeNo, only if they are convicted of a violent crime |
the Economy › Government Spending
Should the government make cuts to public spending in order to reduce the national debt?
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me Your answerYes, and eliminate federal agencies that are unconstitutional |
Similar answerYes |
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DisagreeNo, increase taxes on the wealthy instead |
DisagreeNo, increase taxes on large multinational corporations instead |
DisagreeNo, focus on ending tax evasion instead |
the Environment › Fracking
Do you support the use of hydraulic fracking to extract oil and natural gas resources?
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me Your answerYes, but increase oversight |
Similar answerYes |
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DisagreeNo |
DisagreeNo, we should pursue more sustainable energy resources instead |
DisagreeNo, more research is needed to measure the long term effects of fracking |
Social › First Amendment
Should the government support a separation of church and state by removing references to God on money, federal buildings, and national monuments?
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me Your answerYes, but do not waste money removing existing references |
Similar answerYes |
Similar answerYes, it creates a bias against religions that do not believe in God |
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DisagreeNo, as long as it does not reference a specific religion |
DisagreeNo, religion is an important aspect of our country’s history |
No’s political party support base disagreesNo |
Immigration › Border Security
Should the U.S. increase restrictions on its current border security policy?
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me Your answerYes, and allow border states to manage their own security policy |
Similar answerYes |
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DisagreeNo, make it easier for immigrants to access temporary work visas |
Democrats disagreeNo |
DisagreeNo, and we should implement an open border policy |
Education › Common Core
Do you support Common Core national standards?
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me Your answerNo, education should be handled at the state and local level instead of the national level |
Similar answerNo |
Green’s similar answerNo, it is a waste of time and effort to change my state’s current educational standards |
Similar answerNo, teach to each student's potential instead of uniform testing |
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Democrats disagreeYes, I support the concept but not the current implementation |
DisagreeYes, national standards will help improve our national average and better prepare students for college |
DisagreeYes, I support a national base standard but allow states and local districts to customize their implementation |
Foreign Policy › Drones
Should the military fly drones over foreign countries to gain intelligence and kill suspected terrorists?
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me Your answerYes, but only with permission from the country in question |
Similar answerYes |
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DisagreeNo, the military has no right to do so without a Congressional declaration of war |
Women's disagreeNo, only to gather intelligence, not to kill suspected terrorists |
DisagreeNo |
the Economy › Labor Unions
Do you believe labor unions help or hurt the economy?
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me Your answerHelp, but ban their ability to make political donations |
Similar answerHelp |
No’s similar answerHelp, in theory but have recently become corrupt and should have their powers limited |
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Libertarians disagreeHurt, I support some private unions but am strongly against public unions |
DisagreeHurt |
Social › Euthanasia
Should terminally ill patients be allowed to end their lives via assisted suicide?
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me Your answerYes, but only after a psychological examination to show they fully understand this choice |
Similar answerYes |
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DisagreeNo |
the Economy › Capital Gains Tax
Should the government increase the tax rate on profits earned from the sale of stocks, bonds, and real estate?
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me Your answerNo, increasing the capital gains tax will limit investment in our economy |
Similar answerNo |
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DisagreeYes, on stocks and bonds but not real estate |
DisagreeYes, and all income should be taxed at the same rate |
DisagreeYes |
DisagreeYes, and increase to the average U.S. tax rate (31.5%) |
Immigration › Immigrant Assimilation
Should immigrants be required to learn English?
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me Your answerNo, we should embrace the diversity that immigrants add to our country |
Similar answerNo |
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DisagreeYes, but the government should provide free language learning courses |
DisagreeYes |
Veterans disagreeYes, and remove multilingual translations from government documents and services |
Foreign Policy › Cuba
Do you support President Obama’s move to lift the trade and travel embargo on Cuba?
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me Your answerYes |
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DisagreeNo |
DisagreeNo, lift the travel embargo but do not allow trade until Cuba becomes a democratic republic |
the Economy › Pension Reform
Should pension plans for federal, state, and local government workers be transitioned into privately managed accounts?
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me Your answerYes, pension spending is out of control and must be reduced |
Similar answerYes |
Similar answerYes, but only for future workers |
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DisagreeNo |
DisagreeNo, privately managed accounts will jeopardize the financial security of senior citizens |
the Economy › Property Taxes
Would you favor an increased sales tax in order to reduce property taxes?
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me Your answerYes, but dramatically reduce government spending instead of raising taxes |
Similar answerYes, property taxes rates do not reflect the owners ability to pay |
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DisagreeNo, but decrease tax rates for senior citizens |
DisagreeNo |
Foreign Policy › NSA Surveillance
Should the U.S. continue NSA surveillance of its allies?
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me Your answerNo, spying on our allies severely damages our reputation abroad |
Socialist’s similar answerNo, and abolish the NSA |
Similar answerNo |
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DisagreeYes, surveillance of all foreign countries is essential to tracking potential terrorist threats |
Transhumanist disagreeYes |
the Economy › Farm Subsidies
Should the government subsidize farmers?
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me Your answerNo, end all government subsidies and let the free market run its course |
Constitution’s similar answerNo |
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DisagreeYes, but only small local farms instead of large corporations |
DisagreeYes |
the Economy › Trans-Pacific Partnership
Do you support the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)?
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me Your answerNo, there are too many hidden provisions in this specific agreement |
Similar answerNo |
Similar answerNo, this will incentivize companies to move jobs out of the country |
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Forward disagreeYes, it will bring economic growth to all countries involved |
DisagreeYes |
Foreign Policy › War on ISIS
Should the U.S. formally declare war on ISIS?
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me Your answerNo, we should stay out of Middle Eastern conflicts |
Similar answerNo |
Similar answerNo, not until they attack us on U.S. soil |
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DisagreeYes |
Transhumanist disagreeYes, but only with full cooperation from the United Nations |
