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VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background)	Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation)
Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (7 points on Social scale)	Keep 1st trimester abortions legal; plus rape & health risk: Favors 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)
Favors topic 3: Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws (7 points on Social scale)	Definition of marriage is a states' rights issue: Favors topic 3
No opinion on topic 4: Teach family values in public schools (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (10 points on Economic scale)	Let workers invest and manage private accounts: Strongly Favors topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (10 points on Social scale)	Vouchers ok for public, private, and religious schools: Strongly Favors topic 7
Favors topic 8: Death Penalty (2 points on Social scale)	Supports death penalty: Favors topic 8
Opposes topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (7 points on Social scale)	Reduce penalties for non-violent crimes: Opposes topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (10 points on Social scale)	A true pro-second amendment stance: Strongly Favors topic 10
No opinion on topic 11: Decrease overall taxation of the wealthy (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (2 points on Economic scale)	No amnesty for illegal immigrants: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Great influxes weaken sovereignty and yields Globalization: Opposes topic 12 Temporary Worker Program OK as long as borders are secure: Favors topic 12
Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (2 points on Economic scale)	Address the trade imbalance: Opposes topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (0 points on Social scale)	Disappearing civil liberties need active checks-&-balances: 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)
Opposes topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (7 points on Economic scale)	Increase individual limits for campaign donations: Opposes topic 16
Opposes topic 17: Replace US troops with UN in Iraq (7 points on Economic scale)	Against the Iraq war from the beginning: Opposes topic 17 President authored tainted intelligence to send us to war: Opposes topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (10 points on Economic scale)	Increase development of oil, coal, and natural gas: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (10 points on Social scale)	Decriminalize marijuana and allow medicinal prescriptions: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (0 points on Social scale)	Welfare via religious and non-profit groups: Strongly Favors topic 20