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VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background)	Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation)
Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (2 points on Social scale)	Supports parental notification: Opposes topic 1 Abortion is a woman's right: Favors topic 1 Keep abortion rare; promote abstinence and adoption: Favors topic 1 Abortion traumatizes women and falls heavily on minorities: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Opposes topic 2: Require companies to hire more women & minorities (7 points on Economic scale)	Opposes mandated affirmative action: Opposes topic 2 Create society where affirmative action can be phased out: Opposes topic 2
Opposes topic 3: Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws (2 points on Social scale)	Tolerant traditionalist: keep one-man-one-woman marriage: Opposes topic 3
Favors topic 4: Teach family values in public schools (2 points on Social scale)	Supports prayer and moral standards in school: Favors topic 4
No opinion on topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (10 points on Social scale)	Vouchers for students in failing districts: Strongly Favors topic 7
Opposes topic 8: Death Penalty (7 points on Social scale)	Opposes the death penalty: Opposes topic 8
Strongly Favors topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (0 points on Social scale)	Child rapists deserve life sentences: Strongly Favors topic 9
Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (7 points on Social scale)	Supports gun ownership: Favors topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11: Decrease overall taxation of the wealthy (10 points on Economic scale)	Supports flat tax and cutting top rate from 39% to 17%: Strongly Favors topic 11 Simplifying taxes would save $194B annually: Strongly Favors topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (0 points on Economic scale)	Border security and homeland security are one in the same: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Opposes amnesty: Opposes topic 12 Immediately deport all illegal immigrants: Strongly Opposes topic 12 First and foremost, we need to secure our borders: Opposes topic 12 Illegal immigrants pose threat to rule of law itself: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Amnesty programs reward illegal behavior: Opposes topic 12 Volunteer work earns right to remain in country: Favors topic 12
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (7 points on Economic scale)	Foster exports for free and fair trade: Favors topic 13
No opinion on topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 15: More spending on armed forces (7 points on Economic scale)	Eliminate WMDs in US and Russia, to limit terrorist supply: Opposes topic 15
Favors topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (2 points on Economic scale)	Lobbyists have too much control over federal government: Favors topic 16
Favors topic 17: Replace US troops with UN in Iraq (2 points on Economic scale)	Opposed war until war started; then supported troops: Favors topic 17 Partner with Europe & Russia in war on terror: Favors topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (0 points on Economic scale)	Foreign oil dependence hurts national security: Favors topic 18 Promote wind, solar, & renewable energy: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (0 points on Social scale)	Drug use is immoral: Strongly Favors topic 19 Less drug abuse means less crime: 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)