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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 Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (10 points on Social scale)	Endorsed by EMILY's list of pro-choice women candidates: Strongly Favors topic 1
Favors topic 2: Require companies to hire more women & minorities (2 points on Economic scale)	Expand opportunities for African Americans: Favors topic 2
Opposes topic 3: Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws (2 points on Social scale)	Openly gay public school teachers ok: Favors topic 3 Supports Gay Marriage Amendment: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Favors topic 4: Permit prayer in public schools (2 points on Social scale)	Expand character education in schools: Favors topic 4
Favors topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (2 points on Economic scale)	Expand health care coverage and strengthen Medicare: Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	Strengthen Social Security, Not Privatize It: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Opposes topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (2 points on Social scale)	Increase teacher pay; more money for public schools: Opposes topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8: Death Penalty (0 points on Social scale)	Death penalty for terrorists and murderers: Strongly Favors topic 8 Supports war in Iraq, death penalty, secure homeland: Strongly Favors topic 8
Favors topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (2 points on Social scale)	Crack down on gangs: Favors topic 9
No opinion on topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Decrease overall taxation of the wealthy (0 points on Economic scale)	Flat income taxes mean raising taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Opposes topic 12: Immigration helps our economy-encourage it (2 points on Economic scale)	Put America First to protect jobs and workers: Opposes topic 12
Strongly Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	Trade Impact Statement: analyze impact on US economy: Opposes topic 13 Moratorium on new trade agreements: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Stop the offshoring of jobs and create new jobs at home: Opposes topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14: Link human rights to trade with China (0 points on Social scale)	Get Tough on China: on imports and currency: Strongly Favors topic 14 China undermines fair trade: Strongly Favors topic 14
Favors topic 15: More spending on armed forces (2 points on Economic scale)	The Iraqi war is justified even without finding WMD: Favors topic 15 Do whatever is necessary to win the war on terror: Favors topic 15 We were right to remove Saddam Hussein from power: Favors topic 15
No opinion on topic 16: Reduce spending on missile defense (Star Wars) (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 17: Seek UN approval for military action (2 points on Economic scale)	Encourage NATO to help rebuild Iraq: Favors topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Reduce use of coal, oil, & nuclear energy (0 points on Economic scale)	Promote Fuel Cell Research: Strongly Favors topic 18
Favors topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (2 points on Social scale)	Fight methamphetamine production and trafficking: Favors topic 19
No opinion on topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)