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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 (+2 points on Social scale)	I support Roe v. Wade: Favors topic 1
Favors topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale)	Support affirmative action consistent with federal law: Favors topic 2
Favors topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (+2 points on Social scale)	Civil unions ok; but not same-sex marriage: Favors 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 lethal injection as the method of execution: Strongly Favors topic 8
Opposes topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (+2 points on Social scale)	Supports alternative sentencing for non-violent offenders: Opposes topic 9
Strongly Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-5 points on Economic scale)	Graded 'C' by the NRA in 2000 and 1998: Strongly Opposes topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (-5 points on Economic scale)	Affordable health care for all is an achievable goal: Strongly Favors topic 5 Part of team that created the PeachCare Act: Favors topic 5
Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-3 points on Economic scale)	Protect seniors from consumer fraud: Opposes topic 6
Opposes topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (-3 points on Economic scale)	Support struggling school systems instead of NCLB: Opposes topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (-5 points on Economic scale)	We must reduce our greenhouse gas emissions: Strongly Favors topic 18
No opinion on topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (-3 points on Economic scale)	Supports workfare, but expand TANF for state services: Opposes topic 20
Favors topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (-3 points on Economic scale)	Lower taxes on middle class, with fiscal discipline: Favors topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (-5 points on Social scale)	Secure our borders & crack down on employers: Strongly Opposes topic 12
No opinion on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 15: Expand the armed forces (-3 points on Social scale)	Sustainable military presence in the Middle East: Favors topic 15
Favors topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (-3 points on Economic scale)	Strong consumer protection laws against special interests: Favors 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 Favors topic 17: US out of Iraq (+5 points on Social scale)	Support cap-and-trade on greenhouse gas emissions: Favors topic 17 It's time to start bringing our troops home: Strongly Favors topic 17