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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)	Right to decide is a constitutional & human right: Strongly Favors topic 1 Abortion is a woman's right: Strongly Favors topic 1
Favors topic 2: Require companies to hire more women & minorities (2 points on Economic scale)	Require companies to hire more women & minorities: Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws (10 points on Social scale)	Marriage Protection Amendment is indefensible: Strongly Favors topic 3 Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws: Strongly Favors topic 3
Strongly Opposes topic 4: Teach family values in public schools (10 points on Social scale)	Opposes permitting school-sponsored prayer: Opposes topic 4 Flag desecration expresses gripes in a Constitutional way: Opposes topic 4 Keep God and flag out of Pledge of Allegiance: Strongly Opposes topic 4
Strongly Favors topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (0 points on Economic scale)	National health care system is long overdue: Strongly Favors topic 5 More federal funding for health coverage: Strongly Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	Opposes privatizing Social Security: Strongly Opposes topic 6 "Promote the General Welfare" is our founding principle: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (0 points on Social scale)	Opposes school vouchers: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Death Penalty (10 points on Social scale)	Strongly Opposes the Death Penalty: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (10 points on Social scale)	Strongly Opposes Three Strikes sentencing laws: Strongly Opposes topic 9
No opinion on topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (5 points on Social scale)	Neutral on absolute right to gun ownership: Neutral on topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Decrease overall taxation of the wealthy (0 points on Economic scale)	Opposes decreasing overall taxation of the wealthy: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Repealing estate tax shifts burden to working class: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Opposes topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (2 points on Economic scale)	Clamp down on undocumented workers via employers: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Neutral on encouraging immigration: Neutral on topic 12
Strongly Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	Strongly Opposes expanding free trade: Strongly Opposes topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (0 points on Social scale)	Special Prosecutor should investigate Bush FISA violations: Favors topic 14 Patriot Act revisions are "truly frightening": Strongly Favors topic 14
Strongly Opposes topic 15: More spending on armed forces (10 points on Economic scale)	Opposes more spending on armed forces: Strongly Opposes topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (0 points on Economic scale)	Generous allotment of campaign TV time, publicly-funded: Strongly Favors topic 16
Strongly Favors topic 17: Replace US troops with UN in Iraq (0 points on Economic scale)	Get out of Iraq as quickly as possible by involving UN: Strongly Favors topic 17 Favors seeking UN approval for military action: Strongly Favors topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (0 points on Economic scale)	Favors reducing use of coal, oil, & nuclear energy: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (10 points on Social scale)	Opposes enforce drug laws based on morality: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Opposes topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (7 points on Social scale)	Opposes church-provided welfare services: Opposes topic 20