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| VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background) |
Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation) |
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Strongly Favors
topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (10 points on Social scale) | Wants justices that would uphold the Roe v. Wade decision: Strongly Favors topic 1 I support Roe vs. Wade: Strongly Favors topic 1 |
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Favors
topic 2: Require companies to hire more women & minorities (2 points on Economic scale) | Affirmative action is a good outreach strategy: Favors topic 2 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 3: Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws (10 points on Social scale) | Recognize same-sex civil unions and marriage: Strongly Favors topic 3 |
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Favors
topic 4: Permit prayer in public schools (2 points on Social scale) | Teach abstinence; require exit exams in high schools: Favors topic 4 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (0 points on Economic scale) | Address 40 million people without health insurance: Favors topic 5 Must address the health care coverage crisis: Favors topic 5 Fund basic health care for all citizens: Strongly Favors topic 5 |
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Opposes
topic 6: Privatize Social Security (2 points on Economic scale) | Lockbox to stop the raids of the Social Security surplus: Opposes topic 6 Guarantee long-term viability of Social Security: Opposes topic 6 |
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Opposes
topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (2 points on Social scale) | Better teacher pay; expanded early education: Opposes topic 7 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 8: Death Penalty (0 points on Social scale) | Support death penalty; ban racial profiling: Strongly Favors topic 8 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (0 points on Social scale) | No parole for repeat offenders: Strongly Favors topic 9 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (0 points on Social scale) | Supports safety locks, background checks, semi-auto ban: Strongly Opposes topic 10 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 11: Decrease overall taxation of the wealthy (0 points on Economic scale) | Keep estate tax and dividends tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11 |
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Favors
topic 12: Immigration helps our economy-encourage it (7 points on Economic scale) | Attract the best and the brightest from around the world: Favors topic 12 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale) | Fair trade, not NAFTA: Strongly Opposes topic 13 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 14: Link human rights to trade with China (0 points on Social scale) | Include human rights and worker rights in trade agreements: Strongly Favors topic 14 |
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Favors
topic 15: More spending on armed forces (2 points on Economic scale) | More funding for veterans and reservists: Favors topic 15 |
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No opinion on
topic 16: Reduce spending on missile defense (Star Wars) (5 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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Favors
topic 17: Seek UN approval for military action (2 points on Economic scale) | Keep US troops in UN peacekeeping missions: Favors topic 17 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 18: Reduce use of coal, oil, & nuclear energy (0 points on Economic scale) | Development not at the expense of our environment: Favors topic 18 Aggressive effort to increase clean air: Strongly Favors topic 18 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (10 points on Social scale) | Decriminalize medical marijuana: Strongly Opposes topic 19 |
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No opinion on
topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (5 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
