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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)	Pro-Life for our most vulnerable citizens: Strongly Opposes topic 1
No opinion on topic 2: Require companies to hire more women & minorities (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 3: Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 4: Teach family values in public schools (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (7 points on Economic scale)	Increase competition among health care providers: Opposes topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (10 points on Social scale)	Parental choice improves involvement & hence school quality: Strongly Favors topic 7 Teacher competition improve performance of school systems: Favors topic 7
No opinion on topic 8: Death Penalty (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
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)	Defend our Second Amendment rights: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11: Decrease overall taxation of the wealthy (10 points on Economic scale)	Make Bush's tax cuts permanent: Strongly Favors topic 11 Supports "Fair Tax": flatter, simpler, more transparent: Strongly Favors topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (0 points on Economic scale)	I will vote to defend our national borders: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (10 points on Economic scale)	Global trade provides great opportunity for Michigan: Strongly Favors topic 13
No opinion on topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 15: More spending on armed forces (0 points on Economic scale)	I will vote for a strong military: Strongly Favors topic 15
No opinion on topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 17: Replace US troops with UN in Iraq (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)