| Score | | Item |
| 50 |  | Assassinate Osama bin Laden |
| 41 |  | Increase air travel security |
| 40 |  | Use the U.S. military to strike against terrorists |
| 39 |  | Pray |
| 37 |  | Assassinate known terrorist leaders |
| 37 |  | Adopt a "zero-tolerance" attitude towards terrorism |
| 36 |  | Conduct a complete investigation before using force to retaliate |
| 36 |  | Use the U.S. military to strike against countries that harbor terrorists |
| 34 |  | Increase CIA's use of human intelligence gathering |
| 34 |  | Retaliate in a non-violent way against terrorists |
| 33 |  | Launch efforts to rally Muslim support for the U.S. |
| 33 |  | Deport Middle Eastern people living in the U.S. if they threaten the country |