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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)	Recommended by EMILY's List of pro-choice women: Favors topic 1
Favors topic 2: Require companies to hire more women & minorities (2 points on Economic scale)	Support principles embodied in the Equal Rights Amendment: Favors topic 2
No opinion on topic 3: Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 4: Permit prayer in public schools (7 points on Social scale)	Standards for teachers; kindergarten for kids: Opposes topic 4
No opinion on topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (5 points on Economic scale)	Protect state tobacco settlement funds from federal seizure: Neutral on topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (5 points on Economic scale)	Maintain federal Social Services Block Grant funding: Favors topic 6 Maintain long-term solvency of Social Security and Medicare: Opposes topic 6
Opposes topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (2 points on Social scale)	Improve and invest in public schools: Opposes 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)	Supports flexible federal block grants for crime programs: Neutral on topic 9
No opinion on topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 11: Decrease overall taxation of the wealthy (5 points on Economic scale)	No national sales tax or VAT: Neutral on topic 11
Favors topic 12: Immigration helps our economy-encourage it (7 points on Economic scale)	No automated entry-exit control system; allow free flow: Strongly Favors topic 12 Share costs of legal immigration between states & federal: Neutral on topic 12 Federal government should deal with criminal repatriation: Neutral on topic 12
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (7 points on Economic scale)	Develop an open North American energy market: Favors topic 13 Foster globalization with New England & Eastern Canada: Favors topic 13
No opinion on topic 14: Link human rights to trade with China (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 15: More spending on armed forces (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 16: Reduce spending on missile defense (Star Wars) (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 17: Seek UN approval for military action (5 points on Economic scale)	Include states in anti-terrorism planning: Neutral on topic 17
Favors topic 18: Reduce use of coal, oil, & nuclear energy (2 points on Economic scale)	Supports Land and Community Heritage Investment Program: Favors topic 18 Manage growth & avoid sprawl: Strongly Favors topic 18 Voluntary partnerships reduce greenhouse gases economically: Neutral on topic 18 Kyoto Treaty must include reductions by all countries: Opposes topic 18 Create Regional Emissions Registry for GHG trading: Favors topic 18
Favors topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (2 points on Social scale)	More federal funding for all aspects of Drug War: Favors topic 19
No opinion on topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (5 points on Social scale)	Promote the next generation of welfare reform: Opposes topic 20 Maintain flexibility & funding levels for TANF block grants: Favors topic 20