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the Economy › Government Spending
Agree | me Your answerYes |
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Similar answerYes, and eliminate federal agencies that are unconstitutional |
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Disagree | DisagreeNo, focus on ending tax evasion instead |
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DisagreeNo, increase taxes on the wealthy instead |
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DisagreeNo, increase taxes on large multinational corporations instead |
Foreign Policy › War on ISIS
Agree | me Your answerYes |
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Transhumanist’s similar answerYes, but only with full cooperation from the United Nations |
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Disagree | DisagreeNo, not until they attack us on U.S. soil |
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Green disagreeNo, we should stay out of Middle Eastern conflicts |
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DisagreeNo |
Immigration › Immigrant Laborers
Agree | me Your answerNo, fine companies that employ illegal immigrants |
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Constitution’s similar answerNo |
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Republicans’ similar answerNo, remove them from the U.S. |
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Disagree | DisagreeYes, create a simple path to citizenship for immigrants with no criminal record |
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Common Sense Party disagreeYes, but only if they pay taxes |
Immigration › Immigration Healthcare
Agree | me Your answerNo |
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Similar answerNo, and we should deport all illegal immigrants |
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Disagree | DisagreeYes, but only for life threatening emergencies or infectious diseases |
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DisagreeYes, if they pay taxes |
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DisagreeYes |
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Peace and Freedom disagreeYes, and grant them citizenship |
Immigration › In-State Tuition
Agree | me Your answerNo |
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Similar answerNo, and all illegal immigrants should be deported |
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Veterans’ similar answerNo, they should pay the same rate as out-of-state students |
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Disagree | DisagreeYes, and they should also be eligible for financial assistance and scholarships |
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DisagreeYes, as long as they pay taxes |
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DisagreeYes |
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Transhumanist disagreeYes, I support totally free education for everyone at public colleges |
Healthcare › Marijuana
Agree | me Your answerYes, and legalize, tax, and regulate marijuana instead of criminalizing it |
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Similar answerYes |
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Similar answerYes, but only for medical use |
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Similar answerYes, and immediately release anyone serving time solely for drug offenses |
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Disagree | DisagreeNo |
Social › Death Penalty
Agree | me Your answerYes |
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Similar answerYes, but only for horrific crimes with undeniable evidence |
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Disagree | DisagreeNo |
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Women's disagreeNo, too many people are innocently convicted |
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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. |
Domestic Policy › Term Limits
Agree | me Your answerYes, term limits will increase performance and prevent corruption |
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Common Sense Party’s similar answerYes, 12 Years for the Senate and 12 Years for the House |
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Similar answerYes |
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Disagree | DisagreeNo, officials gain valuable experience and become more effective representatives over time |
Domestic Policy › Drug Policy
Agree | me Your answerYes, and retroactively reduce sentences for those already serving time |
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American’s similar answerYes, and supports increased funding for addiction prevention, treatments, and rehabilitation, as well as mandatory rehabilitation programs in lieu of imprisonment. |
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Similar answerYes |
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Disagree | DisagreeNo |
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Patriots disagreeNo, and increase punishment for drug dealers |
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DisagreeNo, but increase funding for addiction prevention and rehabilitation |
Immigration › Immigration
Agree | me Your answerYes, but only after performing 4 years of military service or graduating college |
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Similar answerYes |
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Women's’ similar answerYes, if they were born here |
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Similar answerYes, but it should not grant their parents citizenship |
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Similar answerYes, and abolish all national borders |
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Disagree | DisagreeNo |
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DisagreeNo, they must formally apply like every other new citizen |
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Common Sense Party disagreeNo, all illegal immigrants should be deported |
Healthcare › Obamacare
Agree | me Your answerNo, open the markets so insurers can compete across state lines and reduce costs |
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Similar answerNo |
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Libertarians’ similar answerNo, government should not be involved in healthcare |
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Disagree | DisagreeYes, but a mandatory single payer system would be even better |
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DisagreeYes |
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DisagreeYes, I support a majority of the plan but not all aspects |
Foreign Policy › United Nations
Agree | me Your answerYes |
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Similar answerYes, but scale back our current involvement |
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Disagree | DisagreeNo |
Domestic Policy › Gerrymandering
Agree | me Your answerNo, gerrymandering allows officials to more effectively represent the interests of their constituency |
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Republicans’ similar answerNo |
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Disagree | DisagreeYes |
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DisagreeYes, gerrymandering gives an unfair advantage to the party in power during redistricting |
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Socialist disagreeYes, switch to a multi-member, proportionally selected redistricting system |
Domestic Policy › Affirmative Action
Agree | me Your answerNo |
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Patriots’ similar answerNo, and minority groups should not receive any favorable treatment |
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Disagree | DisagreeYes |
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Peace and Freedom disagreeYes, and drastically increase the current amount of programs |
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DisagreeRegardless, we should create more social programs to address poverty |
Domestic Policy › Patriot Act
Agree | me Your answerNo |
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Similar answerNo, and pass strict laws prohibiting government surveillance without probable cause and a warrant |
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Disagree | DisagreeYes, but the sections involving surveillance and criminalization are too broad |
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DisagreeYes |
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DisagreeYes, but limit the scope of the government’s powers |
Immigration › Border Security
Agree | me Your answerYes |
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Similar answerYes, and allow border states to manage their own security policy |
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Disagree | DisagreeNo, make it easier for immigrants to access temporary work visas |
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Democrats disagreeNo |
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DisagreeNo, and we should implement an open border policy |
Foreign Policy › Drones
Agree | me Your answerYes, but only with permission from the country in question |
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Similar answerYes |
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Patriots’ similar answerYes, the U.S. needs to use all means necessary to combat terrorism |
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Disagree | DisagreeNo, the military has no right to do so without a Congressional declaration of war |
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Women's disagreeNo, only to gather intelligence, not to kill suspected terrorists |
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DisagreeNo |
Domestic Policy › NSA Domestic Surveillance
Agree | me Your answerNo, only with a warrant showing probable cause of criminal activity |
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Similar answerNo |
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Disagree | DisagreeYes |
Immigration › Immigrant Assimilation
Agree | me Your answerYes |
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Similar answerYes, but the government should provide free language learning courses |
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Veterans’ similar answerYes, and remove multilingual translations from government documents and services |
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Disagree | DisagreeNo, we should embrace the diversity that immigrants add to our country |
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DisagreeNo |
the Economy › Property Taxes
Agree | me Your answerYes, but dramatically reduce government spending instead of raising taxes |
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Similar answerYes, property taxes rates do not reflect the owners ability to pay |
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Disagree | DisagreeNo |
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Common Sense Party disagreeNo, go to the Herman Cain Flat Tax of 15% Corporations, 15% Income, 15% Sales. |
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DisagreeNo, but decrease tax rates for senior citizens |
Domestic Policy › Social Security
Agree | me Your answerYes, people are now living longer than when the program was created |
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Similar answerYes |
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Similar answerYes, but I would prefer to privatize it instead |
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Disagree | DisagreeNo, this will disadvantage low income seniors whose life expectancy is lower than wealthier seniors |
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DisagreeNo, eliminate the income cap on taxable earnings and stop spending current funds on other programs instead |
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DisagreeNo |
Foreign Policy › NSA Surveillance
Agree | me Your answerNo, spying on our allies severely damages our reputation abroad |
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Socialist’s similar answerNo, and abolish the NSA |
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Similar answerNo |
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Disagree | DisagreeYes |
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DisagreeYes, surveillance of all foreign countries is essential to tracking potential terrorist threats |
the Environment › Climate Change
Agree | me Your answerNo, provide more incentives for alternative energy production instead |
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Similar answerNo |
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Disagree | DisagreeYes, and provide more incentives for alternative energy production |
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Green disagreeYes |
Domestic Policy › Gun Control
Agree | me Your answerNo, only for criminals and the mentally ill |
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Similar answerNo |
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Similar answerNo, and the government should pass a national “stand your ground” law |
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Disagree | No disagreeYes, but only by closing the gun show loophole |
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DisagreeYes |
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DisagreeYes, require strict background checks, psychological testing, and training |
the Economy › Equal Pay
Agree | me Your answerNo, there are too many other variables such as education, experience, and tenure that determine a fair salary |
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Similar answerNo, the government should never determine what a private business should pay employees |
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Patriots’ similar answerNo, the current requirements in the Equal Pay Act of 1963 are already sufficient |
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Disagree | DisagreeYes |
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Peace and Freedom disagreeYes, and businesses should be required to publish their salary ranges for each position |
the Economy › Minimum Wage
Agree | me Your answerYes, and adjust it every year according to inflation |
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Similar answerYes, and make it a living wage |
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Democrats’ similar answerYes |
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Disagree | Patriots disagreeNo, most minimum wage jobs are meant to develop experience, not support a family |
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DisagreeNo, and eliminate all wage standards |
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Republicans disagreeNo |
Education › Student Loans
Agree | me Your answerNo |
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Similar answerNo, but we should still reduce interest rates for student loans |
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Similar answerNo, and transition all current government student loans into privately managed accounts |
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Disagree | DisagreeYes, and increase government funding so every student receives a free college education |
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DisagreeYes |
the Environment › Oil Drilling
Agree | me Your answerNo, and nationalize the energy sector |
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Similar answerNo |
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Similar answerNo, and provide more incentives for alternative energy production |
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Similar answerNo, but maintain our current offshore oil wells |
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Green’s similar answerNo, end all offshore oil drilling |
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Disagree | DisagreeYes |
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DisagreeYes, and deregulate the energy sector to let the free market determine the best energy sources |
the Environment › Alternative Energy
Agree | me Your answerYes, the government should support more sustainable energy technologies |
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Similar answerYes |
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Socialist’s similar answerYes, wind power is the best alternative to coal and natural gas |
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Disagree | Constitution disagreeNo, and the government should never support unproven technologies |
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Republicans disagreeNo |
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Patriots disagreeNo, wind power is an inferior alternative to oil, coal, and nuclear power |
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Libertarians disagreeNo, end all tax credits and subsidies to the energy industry |
Domestic Policy › Net Neutrality
Agree | me Your answerYes, only if it’s strictly based on a pay-per-quality model |
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Similar answerYes |
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Common Sense Party’s similar answerYes, but only give priority by type (video over images) and not source (big website over little website) |
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Disagree | DisagreeNo |
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DisagreeNo, this would allow them to remove competition, create artificial scarcity, and increase prices |
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DisagreeNo, treat all traffic equally and continue the openness of the internet |
Foreign Policy › Terrorism
Agree | me Your answerNo, they should be tried in military tribunals but not subject to torture |
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Patriots’ similar answerNo, they are not U.S. citizens and do not have constitutional rights |
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Common Sense Party’s similar answerNo |
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Disagree | DisagreeYes, just like U.S. citizens, terrorists should be given a fair trial in federal courts |
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DisagreeYes, give them a fair trial and shut down Guantanamo Bay |
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Green disagreeYes |
Healthcare › Medicaid
Agree | me Your answerNo |
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Patriots’ similar answerNo, and each state should decide their own level of coverage |
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Disagree | DisagreeYes |
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DisagreeYes, but I prefer switching to a single payer healthcare system |
Immigration › Illegal Immigrant Detainment
Agree | me Your answerYes |
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Patriots’ similar answerYes, all illegal immigrants should be turned over to federal authorities and deported |
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Disagree | DisagreeNo |
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DisagreeNo, too many non-violent immigrants are being deported |
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DisagreeNo, only if they are convicted of a violent crime |
the Environment › Fracking
Agree | me Your answerYes, but not in heavily populated areas |
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Similar answerYes |
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Similar answerYes, but increase oversight |
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Disagree | DisagreeNo |
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DisagreeNo, we should pursue more sustainable energy resources instead |
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DisagreeNo, more research is needed to measure the long term effects of fracking |
Education › Common Core
Agree | me Your answerNo |
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Similar answerNo, education should be handled at the state and local level instead of the national level |
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Similar answerNo, teach to each student's potential instead of uniform testing |
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Green’s similar answerNo, it is a waste of time and effort to change my state’s current educational standards |
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Disagree | Democrats disagreeYes, I support the concept but not the current implementation |
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DisagreeYes, national standards will help improve our national average and better prepare students for college |
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DisagreeYes, I support a national base standard but allow states and local districts to customize their implementation |
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Common Sense Party disagreeYes |
the Economy › Labor Unions
Agree | me Your answerHelp, in theory but have recently become corrupt and should have their powers limited |
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Similar answerHelp |
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Transhumanist’s similar answerHelp, but ban their ability to make political donations |
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Disagree | DisagreeHurt, I support some private unions but am strongly against public unions |
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DisagreeHurt |
the Economy › Pension Reform
Agree | me Your answerYes, but only for future workers |
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Similar answerYes |
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Disagree | DisagreeNo |
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DisagreeNo, privately managed accounts will jeopardize the financial security of senior citizens |
the Economy › Farm Subsidies
Agree | me Your answerNo |
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Libertarians’ similar answerNo, end all government subsidies and let the free market run its course |
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Disagree | DisagreeYes, but only small local farms instead of large corporations |
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DisagreeYes |
Foreign Policy › Cuba
Agree | me Your answerNo |
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Similar answerNo, lift the travel embargo but do not allow trade until Cuba becomes a democratic republic |
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Disagree | DisagreeYes |
Social › Abortion
Agree | me Your answerPro-choice, I don’t agree but the government has no right to ban it |
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Common Sense Party’s similar answerPro-choice, but ban after the first three months |
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Similar answerPro-choice |
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Similar answerPro-choice, and providing birth control, sex education, and more social services will help reduce the number of abortions |
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Disagree | DisagreePro-life |
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DisagreePro-life, but allow in cases of rape, incest, or danger to the mother or child |
Social › Gay Marriage
Agree | me Your answerTake the government out of marriage and instead make it a religious decision |
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No’s similar answerYes, but allow churches the right to refuse same-sex ceremonies |
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Similar answerYes |
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Disagree | DisagreeNo, marriage should be defined as between a man and woman |
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American disagreeNo |
Social › Government Mandates
Agree | me Your answerNo |
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Similar answerNo, the government should not decide what services a private business can provide |
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Disagree | DisagreeYes |
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DisagreeYes, except for religious organizations and charities that oppose the use of contraception |
Social › Religious Freedom Act
Agree | me Your answerYes, but the owner must post a sign stating their beliefs and what they refuse |
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Common Sense Party’s similar answerYes, but only for small businesses |
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Libertarians’ similar answerYes, any business should be able to deny service for any reason |
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Similar answerYes |
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Disagree | DisagreeNo, all customers deserve to be treated equally |
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DisagreeNo |
Social › First Amendment
Agree | me Your answerNo, as long as it does not reference a specific religion |
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Similar answerNo, religion is an important aspect of our country’s history |
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Disagree | DisagreeYes, it creates a bias against religions that do not believe in God |
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DisagreeYes, but do not waste money removing existing references |
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DisagreeYes |
Social › Euthanasia
Agree | me Your answerYes, but only if there is no chance they will survive their illness |
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Similar answerYes |
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Similar answerYes, but only after a psychological examination to show they fully understand this choice |
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Common Sense Party’s similar answerYes and include the terminally in pain. Require psychological exam. |
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Disagree | DisagreeNo |
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Patriots disagreeNo, but they should be allowed to refuse artificial life support |
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Here is how you compare to your political parties on popular political themes.
You are a centrist on pacifism and militarism issues. This theme is most important to you.
You side slightly towards “imperialism”, meaning you more often believe we should proactively address potential issues before they turn into a serious and immediate threat. This theme is most important to you.
You side moderately towards “privacy”, meaning you believe the government should not undermine the rights and privacy of its citizens under the guise of national security. This theme is more important to you.
You side moderately towards “assimilation”, meaning you believe we should be a unified culture. This theme is more important to you.
You side moderately towards “tough”, meaning you believe in tough love and have little sympathy for those that break the law or make bad choices. This theme is more important to you.
You side moderately towards “deregulation”, meaning you believe that government regulation stifles innovation and economic prosperity. This theme is more important to you.
You are a centrist on meritocracy and democracy issues. This theme is more important to you.
You side moderately towards “multilateralism”, meaning you believe policy decisions should be made collectively with support of everyone who may be affected by the outcome of the decision. This theme is somewhat important to you.
You side slightly towards “right wing”, meaning you more often support policies that promote economic freedom and a society based on morals and values. This theme is somewhat important to you.
You are a centrist on traditional and progressive issues. This theme is somewhat important to you.
You side slightly towards “capitalism”, meaning you more often support an economic system that features private ownership of wealth. This theme is somewhat important to you.
You side strongly towards “individualism”, meaning you strongly support free market policies that create opportunity for personal liberty and success. This theme is somewhat important to you.
You side moderately towards “laissez-faire”, meaning you believe government intervention in economic markets leads to long term negative results. This theme is somewhat important to you.
You side moderately towards “libertarian”, meaning you support policies that promote social and economic freedom. This theme is somewhat important to you.
You side moderately towards “small government”, meaning you believe the government is overly bureaucratic, inefficient, and wasteful. This theme is somewhat important to you.
You are a centrist on centralization and decentralization issues. This theme is only less important to you.
You are a centrist on anthropocentrism and environmentalism issues. This theme is only less important to you.
You side slightly towards “secular”, meaning you more often support policies that reflect a separation of church and state. This theme is only less important to you.
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