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First Things First

Making public policy decisions isn't just about choosing the best way of attacking a problem -- you also have to consider which problem should be tackled first. There are lots of things the government could do, and many it should do, but not even the federal government can do everything at once. So priorities have to be set. Here you can work through what you think the next administration should do -- and what it should do first.

Please tell use whether you think each of these issues is very important, somewhat important, somewhat unimportant, or not important at all:

Gay Rights
Very important
Somewhat important
Somewhat unimportant
Not important at all



College Costs
Very important
Somewhat important
Somewhat unimportant
Not important at all



The Environment
Very important
Somewhat important
Somewhat unimportant
Not important at all

Terrorism
Very important
Somewhat important
Somewhat unimportant
Not important at all



Health Care
Very important
Somewhat important
Somewhat unimportant
Not important at all



Race
Very important
Somewhat important
Somewhat unimportant
Not important at all

Jobs and the Economy
Very important
Somewhat important
Somewhat unimportant
Not important at all



Immigration
Very important
Somewhat important
Somewhat unimportant
Not important at all



Taxes and the Budget
Very important
Somewhat important
Somewhat unimportant
Not important at all

Are there any other issues that you think are very important that aren't listed? If so, list them here.
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