the Environment › Climate Change
Should the government increase environmental regulations to prevent climate change?
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me Your answerYes, and provide more incentives for alternative energy production |
Green’s similar answerYes |
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DisagreeNo |
Domestic Policy › Gun Control
Should there be more restrictions on the current process of purchasing a gun?
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me Your answerYes |
No’s similar answerYes, but only by closing the gun show loophole |
Similar answerYes, require strict background checks, psychological testing, and training |
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DisagreeNo, only for criminals and the mentally ill |
DisagreeNo |
Republicans disagreeNo, and the government should pass a national “stand your ground” law |
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 answerYes |
Similar answerYes, and increase government funding so every student receives a free college education |
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DisagreeNo |
DisagreeNo, but we should still reduce interest rates for student loans |
Libertarians disagreeNo, and transition all current government student loans into privately managed accounts |
Domestic Policy › Drug Policy
Are you in favor of decriminalizing drug use?
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me Your answerYes, for most but not all drugs |
American’s similar answerYes, and supports increased funding for addiction prevention, treatments, and rehabilitation, as well as mandatory rehabilitation programs in lieu of imprisonment. |
Similar answerYes |
Similar answerYes, and retroactively reduce sentences for those already serving time |
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DisagreeNo |
DisagreeNo, but increase funding for addiction prevention and rehabilitation |
Domestic Policy › 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)?
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me Your answerNo, this would allow them to remove competition, create artificial scarcity, and increase prices |
Similar answerNo, treat all traffic equally and continue the openness of the internet |
Similar answerNo |
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DisagreeYes |
Domestic Policy › Affirmative Action
Do you support affirmative action programs?
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me Your answerYes |
Peace and Freedom’s similar answerYes, and drastically increase the current amount of programs |
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| Disagree |
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DisagreeNo |
DisagreeRegardless, we should create more social programs to address poverty |
Domestic Policy › Gerrymandering
Should the redrawing of Congressional districts be controlled by an independent, non-partisan commission?
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me Your answerYes |
Socialist’s similar answerYes, switch to a multi-member, proportionally selected redistricting system |
Similar answerYes, gerrymandering gives an unfair advantage to the party in power during redistricting |
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Republicans disagreeNo |
Domestic Policy › Patriot Act
Do you support the Patriot Act?
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me Your answerNo |
Similar answerNo, and pass strict laws prohibiting government surveillance without probable cause and a warrant |
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Forward disagreeYes, but the sections involving surveillance and criminalization are too broad |
DisagreeYes |
DisagreeYes, but limit the scope of the government’s powers |
Immigration › Immigrant Assimilation
Should immigrants be required to learn English?
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me Your answerNo |
Similar answerNo, we should embrace the diversity that immigrants add to our country |
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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 |
Domestic Policy › Social Security
Should the government raise the retirement age for Social Security?
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me Your answerNo, this will disadvantage low income seniors whose life expectancy is lower than wealthier seniors |
Similar answerNo |
Similar answerNo, eliminate the income cap on taxable earnings and stop spending current funds on other programs instead |
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DisagreeYes, but I would prefer to privatize it instead |
DisagreeYes |
Science › Space Exploration
Should the government fund space travel?
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me Your answerYes |
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Libertarians disagreeNo |
Constitution disagreeNo, the government should leave human space travel to private companies |
Veterans disagreeNo, not until we drastically decrease our federal deficit |
DisagreeNo, we should focus on saving the Earth instead of leaving it |
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 |
Immigration › Immigration Healthcare
Should illegal immigrants have access to government-subsidized healthcare?
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me Your answerYes |
Peace and Freedom’s similar answerYes, and grant them citizenship |
Similar answerYes, but only for life threatening emergencies or infectious diseases |
Similar answerYes, if they pay taxes |
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DisagreeNo |
Constitution disagreeNo, and we should deport all illegal immigrants |
Social › Government Mandates
Should health insurance providers be required to offer free birth control?
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me Your answerYes |
Similar answerYes, except for religious organizations and charities that oppose the use of contraception |
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DisagreeNo |
American disagreeNo, the government should not decide what services a private business can provide |
Foreign Policy › Terrorism
Should foreign terrorism suspects be given constitutional rights?
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me Your answerYes |
Similar answerYes, just like U.S. citizens, terrorists should be given a fair trial in federal courts |
Similar answerYes, give them a fair trial and shut down Guantanamo Bay |
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DisagreeNo, they should be tried in military tribunals but not subject to torture |
Immigration › Border Security
Should the U.S. increase restrictions on its current border security policy?
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me Your answerNo |
Similar answerNo, make it easier for immigrants to access temporary work visas |
Similar answerNo, and we should implement an open border policy |
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DisagreeYes |
DisagreeYes, and allow border states to manage their own security policy |
Domestic 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?
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me Your answerNo |
Similar answerNo, only with a warrant showing probable cause of criminal activity |
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| Disagree |
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DisagreeYes |
Foreign Policy › War on ISIS
Should the U.S. formally declare war on ISIS?
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me Your answerNo, we should not legitimize ISIS as a sovereign entity |
Green’s similar answerNo, we should stay out of Middle Eastern conflicts |
Similar answerNo, not until they attack us on U.S. soil |
Similar answerNo |
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DisagreeYes |
Transhumanist disagreeYes, but only with full cooperation from the United Nations |
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 answerNo |
Similar answerNo, all customers deserve to be treated equally |
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Veterans disagreeYes, but the owner must post a sign stating their beliefs and what they refuse |
DisagreeYes |
Libertarians disagreeYes, any business should be able to deny service for any reason |
Domestic Policy › Term Limits
Should there be term limits set for members of Congress?
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me Your answerYes |
Similar answerYes, term limits will increase performance and prevent corruption |
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DisagreeNo, officials gain valuable experience and become more effective representatives over time |
