US Mock Election Questions, whats YOUR answer?
Name (first only- optional)
Male or Female?
Are you registered to vote?
Age (you can give me a aproximation. example im 16 so i put 15-20)
Of these issues, which do you feel is most important?
A. the economy
B. energy crisis
C. health care quality and costs
D. war in Iraq and Afganistan
Which of the above is second most important to you?
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS REFLECTS YOUR OPINION ON THE ECONOMIC POLOCIES?
A) international trade agreements like NAFTA have benifited our partner countries at the cost of American jobs and should be terminated or renegotiated to include better terms and protection for US workers and Consumer Goods
B) the president should take measures to significantly reduce the federal budget deficit, which is projected to be $410 billion. Doing so would lower our trade imbalances, raise savings while lowering our need for foriegn debt, and improve our long term economic growth.
C)the president should make improvements to our aging infrastructure. replacing bridges, investing in modern rail networks, and upgrading our outdated electricity grid would create more jobs and promote efficiencies that would benefit our economy.
D) with oil prices high and jobs creation slow, taxes should be lowered to create more income to meet the rising bills. this would put money back into the economy and create jobs.
E) uncertain
WHICH STATEMENT REFLECTS YOUR BELIEFS ABOUT THE ENERGY CRISIS?
A) the goverment should subsidize the reasearch and developement of alternative energy to reduce our demand for oil, as its harmful to the inviorment and increasingly expensive.
B) as oil companies collect record profit with the increasing price of gas, the government should impose windfall profit taxes on the companies if they fail to increase investment in greater oil production or new energy alternatives.
C) with the price of gas stretching the american pocket book, the goverment should suspend the federal gas tax of 18.4 cents a gallon to lessen the burden of drivers at the pump.
D) the rise of oil prices is mainly due to an increase of demand, without a corresponding expansion of supply. to increase supply, the goverment should remove the ban on off-shore drilling so that oil companies can remove more oil from the ground.
E) uncertain
WHICH STATEMENT REFLECTS YOUR BELIEFS ON AMERICAN INVOLVEMENT IN THE IRAQ AND AFGANISTAN WARS?
A) the US should stay in Iraq and Afghanistan until our military and political goals are achieved, no matter how long it takes. Our security and intrests are paramount. as the only world superpower we can do things alone without concern for world public opinion.
B) the wars are still to be won and there goals achieved. when the military and political situations improve , our troops should slowly and gradually withdrawal.
C) the war has not been successful in achieving the goals of making our nation safer. our in ternational reputation has been harmed. american casualties have been much greater than expected. all american troops should return home when the political status of Iraq and Afghanistan improves.
D) the wars have damaged the reputation and power of the US. it is the best intrest of our country that our armed forces imediatly leave Iraq and Afghanistan in an orderly manner. let the people of both countries resolve thier own problems, and we will provide economic help when needed.
E) uncertain
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT REFLECTS YOUR BELIEFS ABOUT HEALTH CARE POLICY AND COSTS?
A) the federal goverment has no responsibility for health care of private citizens. it should be the responsibility of the individual to gain health care coverage through insurance companies. self reliance and free market system should be used for all services in the US.
B) the federal goverment should largly stay out of providing health care to americans. that should be done mainly through private sector. only the most needy citizens should be given basic level of medical assistance.
C) the federal goverment should play a major role in assuring that affordable, quality healthcare is available to all americans. fedeal healthcare should be provided to all citizens who cannot get private coverage.
D) a national healthcare insurance program is needed. all americans should be provided quality healthcare through a federal program, funded by tax revenues. health care is too important to be left to private enterprise.
E) uncertain
WHICH LEADERSHIP QUALITY IS MOST IMPORTANT IN A PRESIDENT?
A) High Ethical Standards: honest, trusted, knows right from wrong
B) Strong Decision Making Skills
C) Patriotic: always puts country first
D) Organized and a Team Leader
E) Exellent public Comunicater: People person, crowd talker
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WOULD YOU CHOOSE TO LEAD THE COUNTRY IF IT WAS AT ALL POSSIBLE?
A) Abraham Lincoln
B) Franklin D Roosevelt
C) John F Kennedy
D) Ronald Reagan
E) Bill Clinton
WHO WOULD/WILL YOU VOTE FOR IN
THE UPCOMING ELECTION??
THE UPCOMING ELECTION???
thank you all and it is okay if you only put the letters to the answers, i understand these views may not be exactly of your own. this a poll i am taking for my school and because there is no correct answer, i will let the votes decide the best answer. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. i dearly appreciate it.