Take your Official 2016 Election Year Survey

Take your Official 2016 Election Year Survey

Take the survey, record your answers and then decide which group you most closely align with: Progressive, Middle or Conservative?

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The Power of Government

Do you think the federal government is too big and too powerful?

Yes         No          Undecided

Do you think agencies such as the NSA, the IRS, and the EPA abuse their powers?

Yes         No          Undecided

As President Obama and the bureaucracies expand the reach and power of government, are you concerned about your individual liberties?

Yes         No          Undecided

What remedies do you support for out-of-control rule by the agencies? (check all that apply).

·        Congress needs to take control of the bureaucracies' actions by continual oversight.

·        Congress should have to vote on regulations before they take effect.

·        Government employees who violate the law in dealing with citizens should be prosecuted.

·        Congress should drastically reduce the size of government to manageable proportions.

Terrorism and National Defense

Which of these pose a serious threat to the United States? (Check all that apply).

ISIS         Iran        China     Russia    North Korea

How well do you think the Obama administration is handling Islamic terrorism at home and abroad?

Very well                            Adequately                         Terribly

What is your opinion of the state of our national defense? (Check all that apply.)

• ·        The world has become much more dangerous during the Obama administration.
• ·        We need a strong military to assert American power and preserve our security.
• ·        Our defenses have fallen to dangerous levels and need to be rebuilt.
• ·        Our fighting forces are hampered by political decisions in Washington that keep them from winning.
• ·        Both terrorism and cyber terrorism have exposed seriousness weaknesses in our national security.

Immigration

What should we do about illegal immigrants and illegal immigration? (Check as many as you wish.)

• ·        Deport those who commit a felony.
• ·        Make it difficult for employers to hire them.
• ·        Create a national identity card so everyone who enters the U.S. can be tracked.
• ·        Give them a path to citizenship.
• ·        Build fences along our borders.
• ·        Enforce existing laws.
• ·        Do nothing to current illegal immigrants but control future illegal immigration.
• ·        We don't need to control illegal immigration.

Government Spending and Taxes

During the Obama administration Congress has racked up the largest deficits in history by far and increased the national debt to more than $19 trillion. What do you think about this level of spending? (Check as many as you wish).

• ·        It is destroying current and future generations' chances for prosperity and opportunity.
• ·        It is creating a more fair and just society.
• ·        It is making us too dependent on foreign countries.

What is your opinion of the IRS? (Check as many as you wish).

• ·        It has criminally targeted conservative individuals and groups.
• ·        It is defying its legal mandate and concealing its activities.
• ·        Those responsible for its illegal activities must be fired and prosecuted.
• ·        It should be eliminated and replaced.

Health Care

Do you think the current health care law (Obamacare) takes away your own control of your health care and hands it over to Washington bureaucrats?

Yes         No          Undecided

Has your health care under Obamacare changed for the better or for the worse?

Better    Worse   No change

Do you believe Obamacare should be repealed?

Yes, entirely        Yes, partially       No,        Undecided

Job Creation

If you served in Congress, what would you do to create jobs?

·        Reduce income tax rates.

• ·        Repeal Obamacare.
• ·        Reduce existing federal regulations.
• ·        Establish an automatic expiration date for new federal regulations.
• ·        Allow increased production of gas and oil.
• ·        Reduce taxes on gasoline and other forms of energy.
• ·        Reduce the corporate tax rate, which is one of the highest in the world.

The Constitution

Do you believe the Obama administration has taken powers that constitutionally belong to Congress, the states, local governments, and the people?

Yes         No          Undecided

Who should make the major decisions about the laws and rules that govern us?

• ·        The American people, through our constitutional system.
• ·        The courts.
• ·        The President and his officials.
• ·        International institutions such as the Un and the World Court.

Values and the Family

Do you think parents should have the right to raise their children with minimal interference from government?

Yes         No          Undecided

Do you think it is the right of citizens to defend them self using firearms?

Yes         No          Undecided

Do you support Common Core, the centralized K-12 curriculum with national standards and tests set in Washington, D.C.?

Yes         No          Undecided           I don't know what it is