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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) | Decision must ultimately be made by a woman: Strongly Favors topic 1 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 2: Require companies to hire more women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale) | Continue affirmative action programs: Strongly Favors topic 2 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 3: Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws (10 points on Social scale) | Support same-sex civil marriage: Strongly Favors topic 3 |
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No opinion on
topic 4: Permit prayer in public schools (5 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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Strongly Favors
topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (0 points on Economic scale) | Single-payer universal health care: Strongly Favors topic 5 Comprehensive universal health care for all: Strongly Favors topic 5 |
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Opposes
topic 6: Privatize Social Security (2 points on Economic scale) | Medicare too important to trust to for-profit corporations: Opposes topic 6 |
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Favors
topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (7 points on Social scale) | Supports charters and other flexible funding options: Favors topic 7 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 8: Death Penalty (10 points on Social scale) | Eliminate the death penalty: Strongly Opposes topic 8 |
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Opposes
topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (7 points on Social scale) | Support alternative sentencing and rehabilitation: Opposes topic 9 |
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Opposes
topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (2 points on Social scale) | Require background checks and safety locks: Opposes topic 10 |
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No opinion on
topic 11: Decrease overall taxation of the wealthy (5 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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Strongly Favors
topic 12: Immigration helps our economy-encourage it (10 points on Economic scale) | Social services and legalization for illegal immigrants: Strongly Favors topic 12 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale) | Recommend repeal of NAFTA and GATT: Strongly Opposes topic 13 |
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Opposes
topic 14: Link human rights to trade with China (7 points on Social scale) | Human rights record shouldn't affect trade: Opposes topic 14 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 15: More spending on armed forces (10 points on Economic scale) | Switch funding from military hardware to energy research: Strongly Opposes topic 15 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 16: Reduce spending on missile defense (Star Wars) (0 points on Economic scale) | Against "Star Wars" National Missile Defense: Strongly Favors topic 16 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 17: Seek UN approval for military action (0 points on Economic scale) | Take a more active role in the UN: Strongly Favors topic 17 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 18: Reduce use of coal, oil, & nuclear energy (0 points on Economic scale) | Promote renewable and clean energy: 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) | Eliminate funding for the war on drugs: 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) |
