the Economy › Minimum Wage
Should the government raise the federal minimum wage?
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me Your answerYes, and make it a living wage |
Similar answerYes, and adjust it every year according to inflation |
Democrats’ similar answerYes |
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DisagreeNo, and eliminate all wage standards |
Republicans disagreeNo |
Immigration › Immigrant Laborers
Should working illegal immigrants be given temporary amnesty?
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me Your answerYes, create a simple path to citizenship for immigrants with no criminal record |
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Constitution disagreeNo |
Republicans disagreeNo, remove them from the U.S. |
Healthcare › Obamacare
Do you support the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)?
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me Your answerYes, and allow consumers to choose providers and import pharmaceuticals from other countries |
Democrats’ similar answerYes |
Similar answerYes, but a mandatory single payer system would be even better |
Similar answerYes, I support a majority of the plan but not all aspects |
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DisagreeNo |
Libertarians disagreeNo, government should not be involved in healthcare |
Healthcare › Marijuana
Do you support the legalization of Marijuana?
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me Your answerYes, and legalize, tax, and regulate marijuana instead of criminalizing it |
Similar answerYes |
Similar answerYes, but only for medical use |
Similar answerYes, and immediately release anyone serving time solely for drug offenses |
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DisagreeNo |
the Environment › Alternative Energy
Should the government give tax credits and subsidies to the wind power industry?
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me Your answerYes, the government should support more sustainable energy technologies |
Democrats’ similar answerYes |
Socialist’s similar answerYes, wind power is the best alternative to coal and natural gas |
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Constitution disagreeNo, and the government should never support unproven technologies |
Republicans disagreeNo |
Libertarians disagreeNo, end all tax credits and subsidies to the energy industry |
the Environment › Oil Drilling
Should the U.S. expand offshore oil drilling?
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me Your answerNo, end all offshore oil drilling |
Similar answerNo |
Similar answerNo, and provide more incentives for alternative energy production |
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DisagreeYes |
Constitution disagreeYes, and deregulate the energy sector to let the free market determine the best energy sources |
Domestic Policy › Gun Control
Should there be more restrictions on the current process of purchasing a gun?
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me Your answerYes, and ban all guns from public use |
Democrats’ similar answerYes |
Similar answerYes, require strict background checks, psychological testing, and training |
No’s similar answerYes, but only by closing the gun show loophole |
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DisagreeNo |
Republicans disagreeNo, and the government should pass a national “stand your ground” law |
American disagreeNo, only for criminals and the mentally ill |
Foreign Policy › Israel
Should the U.S. continue to support Israel?
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me Your answerYes, and with more aid and support |
American’s similar answerWe should give equal support to Israel and Palestine. |
No’s similar answerYes, but respect Israel’s sovereignty and do not dictate how it should interact with its neighbors |
Similar answerYes |
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Peace and Freedom disagreeNo, we should be less involved |
Constitution disagreeNo, we should not give aid to any foreign nations |
DisagreeNo, cut all support and aid |
Domestic Policy › Affirmative Action
Do you support affirmative action programs?
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me Your answerYes, and drastically increase the current amount of programs |
Similar answerYes |
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DisagreeRegardless, we should create more social programs to address poverty |
DisagreeNo |
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, and they should also be eligible for financial assistance and scholarships |
Transhumanist’s similar answerYes, I support totally free education for everyone at public colleges |
Similar answerYes |
Similar answerYes, as long as they pay taxes |
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Constitution disagreeNo, and all illegal immigrants should be deported |
DisagreeNo |
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 |
Immigration › Border Security
Should the U.S. increase restrictions on its current border security policy?
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me Your answerNo, and we should implement an open border policy |
Similar answerNo, make it easier for immigrants to access temporary work visas |
Democrats’ similar answerNo |
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DisagreeYes |
Republicans disagreeYes, and allow border states to manage their own security policy |
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, it creates a bias against religions that do not believe in God |
Similar answerYes |
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Libertarians disagreeNo, as long as it does not reference a specific religion |
DisagreeNo, religion is an important aspect of our country’s history |
Immigration › Immigration Healthcare
Should illegal immigrants have access to government-subsidized healthcare?
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me Your answerYes, and grant them citizenship |
Similar answerYes |
American’s similar answerYes, but only for life threatening emergencies or infectious diseases |
No’s similar answerYes, if they pay taxes |
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DisagreeNo |
Constitution disagreeNo, and we should deport all illegal immigrants |
Immigration › Immigration
Should children of illegal immigrants be granted legal citizenship?
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me Your answerYes, and abolish all national borders |
Barely similar answerYes |
American’s barely similar answerYes, but it should not grant their parents citizenship |
No’s barely similar answerYes, but only after performing 4 years of military service or graduating college |
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DisagreeNo |
Education › Common Core
Do you support Common Core national standards?
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me Your answerYes, national standards will help improve our national average and better prepare students for college |
Democrats’ similar answerYes, I support the concept but not the current implementation |
No’s similar answerYes, I support a national base standard but allow states and local districts to customize their implementation |
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American disagreeNo, education should be handled at the state and local level instead of the national level |
Green disagreeNo, it is a waste of time and effort to change my state’s current educational standards |
DisagreeNo |
DisagreeNo, teach to each student's potential instead of uniform testing |
Domestic Policy › Patriot Act
Do you support the Patriot Act?
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me Your answerYes |
Similar answerYes, but limit the scope of the government’s powers |
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DisagreeNo |
DisagreeNo, and pass strict laws prohibiting government surveillance without probable cause and a warrant |
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 answerNo, increase taxes on large multinational corporations instead |
Similar answerNo, increase taxes on the wealthy instead |
No’s similar answerNo, focus on ending tax evasion instead |
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DisagreeYes, and eliminate federal agencies that are unconstitutional |
DisagreeYes |
the Economy › Labor Unions
Do you believe labor unions help or hurt the economy?
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me Your answerHelp |
Transhumanist’s similar answerHelp, but ban their ability to make political donations |
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 › Death Penalty
Do you support the death penalty?
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me Your answerNo, too many people are innocently convicted |
Transhumanist’s similar answerNo, 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. |
Similar answerNo |
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Constitution disagreeYes, but only for horrific crimes with undeniable evidence |
Republicans disagreeYes |
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 |
No disagreeNo, but increase funding for addiction prevention and rehabilitation |
Social › Abortion
What is your stance on abortion?
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me Your answerPro-choice |
Peace and Freedom’s similar answerPro-choice, and providing birth control, sex education, and more social services will help reduce the number of abortions |
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Republicans disagreePro-life, but allow in cases of rape, incest, or danger to the mother or child |
DisagreePro-life |
Foreign Policy › United Nations
Should the U.S. remain in the United Nations?
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me Your answerYes, and use the U.N. peacekeeping forces to protect our interests |
Similar answerYes |
Similar answerYes, but scale back our current involvement |
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DisagreeNo |
Social › Euthanasia
Should terminally ill patients be allowed to end their lives via assisted suicide?
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me Your answerYes |
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DisagreeNo |
the Economy › Pension Reform
Should pension plans for federal, state, and local government workers be transitioned into privately managed accounts?
| Agree |
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me Your answerNo, privately managed accounts will jeopardize the financial security of senior citizens |
Similar answerNo |
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DisagreeYes, but only for future workers |
DisagreeYes |
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 answerNo, too many non-violent immigrants are being deported |
Similar answerNo |
Similar answerNo, only if they are convicted of a violent crime |
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DisagreeYes |
Immigration › Immigrant Assimilation
Should immigrants be required to learn English?
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me Your answerYes, but the government should provide free language learning courses |
Similar answerYes |
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DisagreeNo |
Peace and Freedom disagreeNo, we should embrace the diversity that immigrants add to our country |
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 › Gay Marriage
Do you support the legalization of same sex marriage?
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me Your answerYes |
No’s similar answerYes, but allow churches the right to refuse same-sex ceremonies |
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American disagreeNo |
DisagreeNo, marriage should be defined as between a man and woman |
Foreign Policy › Terrorism
Should foreign terrorism suspects be given constitutional rights?
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me Your answerYes, give them a fair trial and shut down Guantanamo Bay |
Green’s similar answerYes |
Similar answerYes, just like U.S. citizens, terrorists should be given a fair trial in federal courts |
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DisagreeNo, they should be tried in military tribunals but not subject to torture |
Foreign Policy › Drones
Should the military fly drones over foreign countries to gain intelligence and kill suspected terrorists?
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me Your answerNo, the military has no right to do so without a Congressional declaration of war |
Similar answerNo |
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DisagreeYes, but only with permission from the country in question |
DisagreeYes |
the Economy › Farm Subsidies
Should the government subsidize farmers?
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me Your answerYes, but only small local farms instead of large corporations |
Similar answerYes |
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Constitution disagreeNo |
Libertarians disagreeNo, end all government subsidies and let the free market run its course |
the Environment › Fracking
Do you support the use of hydraulic fracking to extract oil and natural gas resources?
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me Your answerNo, we should pursue more sustainable energy resources instead |
Similar answerNo, more research is needed to measure the long term effects of fracking |
Similar answerNo |
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Transhumanist disagreeYes, but increase oversight |
DisagreeYes |
Domestic Policy › Gerrymandering
Should the redrawing of Congressional districts be controlled by an independent, non-partisan commission?
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me Your answerNo, gerrymandering allows officials to more effectively represent the interests of their constituency |
Republicans’ similar answerNo |
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DisagreeYes |
DisagreeYes, gerrymandering gives an unfair advantage to the party in power during redistricting |
Socialist disagreeYes, switch to a multi-member, proportionally selected redistricting system |
Foreign Policy › NSA Surveillance
Should the U.S. continue NSA surveillance of its allies?
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me Your answerYes, surveillance of all foreign countries is essential to tracking potential terrorist threats |
Transhumanist’s similar answerYes |
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DisagreeNo |
DisagreeNo, spying on our allies severely damages our reputation abroad |
Socialist disagreeNo, and abolish the NSA |
the Economy › Property Taxes
Would you favor an increased sales tax in order to reduce property taxes?
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me Your answerYes, property taxes rates do not reflect the owners ability to pay |
Transhumanist’s similar answerYes, but dramatically reduce government spending instead of raising taxes |
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DisagreeNo |
Democrats disagreeNo, but decrease tax rates for senior citizens |
