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VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background)	Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation)
No opinion on topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	1959: Tie-breaking vote to strengthen black Southern voting: Favors topic 2 1971: Required affirmative action for federal contractors: Strongly Favors topic 2
Opposes topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (-3 points on Social scale)	Should not glorify homosexuality on television: Opposes topic 3
No opinion on topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 8: Death Penalty (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (+2 points on Economic scale)	Non-public schools save taxpayers $3B per year: Favors topic 7
Opposes topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (+2 points on Economic scale)	Oil for now; solar & geothermal for the 21st century: Opposes topic 18 Project Independence: replace oil with nuclear & renewables: Favors topic 18 Comprehensive program including coal gas, solar & geothermal: Opposes topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (-5 points on Social scale)	Coined phrase "War on Drugs" in 1969: Strongly Favors topic 19 Strong stand against legalizing marijuana: Strongly Favors topic 19
No opinion on topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (+2 points on Social scale)	More visas for professionals and for Western Hemisphere: Favors topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	China's MFN trade status key to US Pushing positive change: Strongly Favors topic 13
Favors topic 15: Expand the armed forces (-3 points on Social scale)	1972: Signed first SALT treaty during visit to Moscow: Opposes topic 15 Military power is still relevant post-Cold War: Strongly Favors topic 15 START treaty fatally flawed; we can't eliminate nukes: Strongly Favors topic 15 Military superiority will not deter terrorism: Opposes topic 15
No opinion on topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 17: US out of Iraq & Afghanistan (-3 points on Social scale)	Revitalize Monroe Doctrine to counter indirect aggression: Opposes topic 17 Vietnam goals: de-Americanize; pacify; then withdrawal: Opposes topic 17