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VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background)	Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation)
Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (0 points on Social scale)	Abortion should neither be funded nor condoned by government: Strongly Opposes topic 1 End the national disgrace of abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Total ban on all abortions: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Require companies to hire more women & minorities (10 points on Economic scale)	End affirmative action-no federal employment guarantees: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws (0 points on Social scale)	God defines marriage as between a man and a woman: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Marriage is defined by God alone: a man and a woman: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Permit prayer in public schools (0 points on Social scale)	Allow children to acknowledge God in school: Strongly Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (10 points on Economic scale)	Health care is not a federal responsibility: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Strongly Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (10 points on Economic scale)	Mandatory Social Security is unconstitutional: Strongly Favors topic 6
Favors topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (7 points on Social scale)	Federal government out of education: Favors topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8: Death Penalty (0 points on Social scale)	Supports death penalty & equal prosecution of minors: Strongly Favors topic 8
No opinion on topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (10 points on Social scale)	Repeal gun restrictions and remember the Second Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 10 Support our God-given right of self-defense: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11: Decrease overall taxation of the wealthy (10 points on Economic scale)	Permanently repeal estate tax and dividend tax: Strongly Favors topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Immigration helps our economy-encourage it (0 points on Economic scale)	Moratorium on immigration--expel all illegal aliens: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Really secure our borders: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Strongly Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	Opposes NAFTA, GATT, and the WTO: Strongly Opposes topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14: Link human rights to trade with China (0 points on Social scale)	Human rights records restrict trade, but not labor issues: Strongly Favors topic 14
No opinion on topic 15: More spending on armed forces (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 16: Reduce spending on missile defense (Star Wars) (10 points on Economic scale)	Greatly increase spending for missile defense: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Strongly Opposes topic 17: Seek UN approval for military action (10 points on Economic scale)	End all foreign aid, and get out of the UN: Strongly Opposes topic 17 End stranglehold of the New World Order: Strongly Opposes topic 17 No intervention in Israel-Palestine, nor anywhere: Opposes topic 17
Opposes topic 18: Reduce use of coal, oil, & nuclear energy (7 points on Economic scale)	Drill ANWR; support alternative fuel; end foreign dependency: Opposes topic 18
Opposes topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (7 points on Social scale)	End war on drugs-replace with border security: Opposes topic 19
Favors topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (2 points on Social scale)	Federal government out of welfare: Favors topic 20