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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 (-5 points on Social scale)	No federal funding for embryonic stem cell research: Opposes topic 1 Unequivocally pro-life from moment of conception: Strongly Opposes topic 1 No destruction of living human embryos for medical research: Opposes topic 1 Opposes both federal abortion funding & judicial activism: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Supports prohibiting human embryonic stem cell research: Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	End affirmative action programs: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Opposes affirmative action: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (-5 points on Social scale)	No openly gay members in the military: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Opposes federal hate crime legislation: Opposes topic 3 Supports Amendment to prevent same sex marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Supports banning homosexuals in the military: Strongly 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)
Strongly Favors topic 8: Death Penalty (-5 points on Social scale)	Supports capital punishment: Strongly Favors topic 8 Supports capital punishment for certain crimes: Strongly Favors topic 8
No opinion on topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (0 points on Social scale)	Mandatory prison for drugs; reduced prison for non-violence: Favors topic 9 Opposes more severe penalties for Hate Crimes: Opposes topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Yes, concealed carry; no assault rifle ban: Strongly Favors topic 10 Opposes restrictions on the right to bear arms: Strongly Favors topic 10 Rated A by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun rights voting record: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (+5 points on Economic scale)	Repeal ObamaCare; it's unconstitutional and won't work: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Opposes government-run healthcare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Defund, repeal, & replace federal care with free market: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Repeal any federal health care takeover: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Strongly Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+5 points on Economic scale)	Privatize elements of Social Security: Strongly Favors topic 6 Supports private retirement accounts: Strongly Favors topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (+5 points on Economic scale)	Federal funding is unconstitutional: Strongly Favors topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (+5 points on Economic scale)	Science supporting manmade climate change is inconclusive: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Cap-and-trade has no impact on global temperatures: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Explore proven energy reserves & keep energy prices low: Opposes topic 18
Favors topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (-3 points on Social scale)	Mandatory prison for drugs, with substance-abuse treatment: Favors topic 19
Favors topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (+2 points on Economic scale)	Eliminate federal welfare; implement federal hiring freeze: Favors topic 20
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (+5 points on Economic scale)	Eliminate income tax; support the FairTax: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Supports flat-rate federal tax; opposes increased tax rates: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Adopt a single-rate tax system: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Repeal tax hikes in capital gains and death taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (-5 points on Social scale)	Opposes federal hate crime legislation: Opposes topic 12 by the ALI, indicating a strongly anti-amnesty stance: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale)	Supports US involvement in free trade agreements: Favors topic 13
Opposes topic 15: Expand the armed forces (+2 points on Social scale)	Increase only missile defense & intel spending: Opposes topic 15
Strongly Opposes topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (+5 points on Economic scale)	Increase campaign limits; deregulate corporate donations: Strongly Opposes topic 16
No opinion on topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 17: US out of Iraq & Afghanistan (-5 points on Social scale)	Keep forces in Iraq like we have in South Korea: Strongly Opposes topic 17