Question

less government control over what kids learn in school

• more government spending on the military and on keeping criminals off the street
• lower taxes and less government spending on community programs

more government control over what kids learn in school

• less government spending on the military and on prisons
• higher taxes and more government spending on community programs

the rows of the table below show views of several voters. based on each voter’s view, select whether each voter is likely to vote for patrick or rita.

voter’s view	patrick	rita
i think we spend too much money keeping people convicted of drug - related crimes in prison for years and years.
i think that americans pay too much in taxes. we should reduce the size of the budget so that its possible to lower taxes.
i think that the united states should spend less money on the military and more on programs in our community.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each voter's view against Patrick's and Rita's stances (from the top text):

Voter 1: "Parents/teachers, not federal gov, decide school curriculum"

• Patrick: less government control over what kids learn
• Rita: more government control over what kids learn

Match: Patrick.

Voter 2: "Spend too much on drug - related prison sentences"

• Patrick: more spending on keeping criminals off the street (implies longer prison for crime)
• Rita: less spending on prisons (aligns with "too much on prison" view)

Match: Rita.

Voter 3: "Americans pay too much tax; reduce budget to lower taxes"

• Patrick: lower taxes and less government spending (matches "lower taxes + reduce budget" view)
• Rita: higher taxes and more spending (opposite)

Match: Patrick.

Voter 4: "Spend less on military, more on community programs"

• Patrick: more military spending, less community spending (opposite)
• Rita: less military spending, more community spending (matches "less military, more community" view)

Match: Rita.

Final Table (with selections):

Voter’s view	Patrick	Rita
I think we spend too much money keeping people convicted of drug - related crimes in prison for years and years.		⚫
I think that Americans pay too much in taxes. We should reduce the size of the budget so that it’s possible to lower taxes.	⚫
I think that the United States should spend less money on the military and more on programs in our community.		⚫

(Note: In the table, ⚫ represents the selected candidate for each voter.)

Answer:

To solve this, we analyze each voter's view against Patrick's and Rita's stances (from the top text):

Voter 1: "Parents/teachers, not federal gov, decide school curriculum"

• Patrick: less government control over what kids learn
• Rita: more government control over what kids learn

Match: Patrick.

Voter 2: "Spend too much on drug - related prison sentences"

• Patrick: more spending on keeping criminals off the street (implies longer prison for crime)
• Rita: less spending on prisons (aligns with "too much on prison" view)

Match: Rita.

Voter 3: "Americans pay too much tax; reduce budget to lower taxes"

• Patrick: lower taxes and less government spending (matches "lower taxes + reduce budget" view)
• Rita: higher taxes and more spending (opposite)

Match: Patrick.

Voter 4: "Spend less on military, more on community programs"

• Patrick: more military spending, less community spending (opposite)
• Rita: less military spending, more community spending (matches "less military, more community" view)

Match: Rita.

Final Table (with selections):

Voter’s view	Patrick	Rita
I think we spend too much money keeping people convicted of drug - related crimes in prison for years and years.		⚫
I think that Americans pay too much in taxes. We should reduce the size of the budget so that it’s possible to lower taxes.	⚫
I think that the United States should spend less money on the military and more on programs in our community.		⚫

(Note: In the table, ⚫ represents the selected candidate for each voter.)